Highlights from the Science World Girls and STEAM 2021 Event

November 12, 2021

Sharing your research and scientific journey with younger audiences is a great way to inspire the next generation. During the Science World Girls and STEAM 2021 event, CBR members participated as mentors and panelists, connecting with young girls and attendees who are interested in STEM.

From the tiny diseases that affect our bodies to honeybee health, these are some of their event highlights and takeaways.

 

Quote from Bronwyn Lyons, PhD Student in the Strynadka Lab and Girls and STEAM 2021 participant: It was such an amazing and unique experience to participate as a virtual mentor and panelist for Science World’s Girls and STEAM event. Participating in these events helps me feel more connected with the community, while also impacting students' views on what it means to be a scientist.
 

It was such an amazing and unique experience to participate as a virtual mentor and panelist for Science World’s Girls and STEAM event.
Participating in these events helps me feel more connected with the community, while also impacting students’ views on what it means to be a scientist.

Bronwyn Lyons, PhD Candidate, Strynadka Lab

Using biophysical and structural biology techniques to study host pathogen interactions.

Quote from Lily Southcott, PhD Student in the Orvig Lab and Girls and STEAM 2021 participant: I was able to participate again as a mentor for the 2021 Girls and STEAM conference. During the virtual event, we answered questions about our career path and I talked about how I got started in science and chemistry for many students across the province. Hopefully events like this get more people interested in research and science from a young age!
 

I was able to participate again as a mentor for the 2021 Girls and STEAM conference. During the virtual event, we answered questions about our career path and I talked about how I got started in science and chemistry for many students across the province.
Hopefully events like this get more people interested in research and science from a young age!

Lily Southcott, PhD Candidate, Orvig Lab

Developing ligands with high affinity for radiometals that can be used in nuclear medicine for cancer imaging or therapy.

 

Quote from Rhonda Thygesen, MSc Student in the Foster Lab and Girls and STEAM 2021 participant: As a first-time mentor at Science World’s Girls and STEAM event, I was blown away by the organization and participation at the conference. It was spectacularly well done: the organizers were supportive to us mentors, and the attendees were very attentive and excited to converse with us. I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to participate as a mentor in a conference like this, and to continue advocating for female empowerment in STEM – a concept that was not talked about enough in my youth.
 

As a first-time mentor at Science World’s Girls and STEAM event, I was blown away by the organization and participation at the conference. It was spectacularly well done: the organizers were supportive to us mentors, and the attendees were very attentive and excited to converse with us.
I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to participate as a mentor in a conference like this, and to continue advocating for female empowerment in STEM – a concept that was not talked about enough in my youth.

Rhonda Thygesen, MSc Student, Foster Lab

Using proteomics to study honey bee health stressors, and how their health is affected by blueberry crops.

 

Shoutout to other CBR members and alumni who participated as mentors in the Girls and STEAM 2021 event, including Sarah Bowers (Brown Lab), Emel Islamzada (Multi-Scale Design Lab), and Ella Chan (CBR-SBME Summer Student alum).