Becca Mellema(she/her)I PhD University of Utah | Writer | Cyclist FranklinZpeaking

Becca is currently doing her PhD from University of Utah, investigating role of platelets in inflammatory diseases, with extreme passion about her work she talks about how PLATELETS ARE COOL! Listen to more about her protein of interest and disease model in the episode.

She is a cyclist doing all sorts of sports like road cycling, mountain bike racing, cycle cross. Also, being enthusiastic about science and caring to get valuable information out there correctly she runs a science blog  Getting the Science Write .

Being featured in 500 queer scientist, she authentically shared about navigating her way through personal journey and road through STEM, do checkout the post on 500 Queer Scientists (@500queerscientists) and people questioning themselves or searching for someone with a voice do check out Yasmin Benoit, MSc (@theyasminbenoit).

If you're interested in platelet related immunology research, go to Aaron C. Petrey, PhD - Faculty Details - U of U School of Medicine - | University of Utah.



Follow her on social Becca Mellema (@beccamellema) .



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