Falling in Love with Humanity

In this episode, Willie Thompson ('22 cohort) and Max Du ('24 cohort) speak with Catharine Bowman ('22 cohort) about how her lived experiences have fueled her research focus on ensuring that patients living with lymphatic diseases are properly diagnosed and treated. Catharine also shares how her studies led to her falling in love with humanity, how she tries to keep a childlike sense of wonder and openness in her approach to research and life in general, and some of the people and research projects that give her hope.

Highlights from the episode:

(03:43) The motivation behind attending Stanford and her Imagine a World statement

(14:49) Falling in love with humanity and maintaining a sense of wonder and openness everyday

(19:26) Adding on a PhD in Epidemiology and Clinical Research

(22:56) The challenges of diagnosing and treating people with lymphedema or lymphatic diseases

(28:35) The people and research projects that give her hope

(32:40) Participating in the International Science and Engineering Fair

(43:37) Advice for those applying to Stanford and Knight-Hennessy

(45:31) Improbable facts