Miho Yoshioka is a Biological Science Technician with the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). And her job title is as cool as it sounds. In her years working for ARS, she has contributed to saving the wheat and potatoes of America and combating fungal disease in various crops such as sugar beets! I was in “awe” as Miho shared her journey with me. Everything from becoming an environmental scientist studying frogs in Peru, to having a published paper on her work with mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus, and how she landed at her current job with the USDA ARS. I feel like we just skimmed the surface, but this conversation will give you a small glimpse of what it’s like to be a scientist.