The STEM Brothers Podcast returns with our 13th episode featuring yet another incredible guest! If you’ve watched any television over the last 16 years, then you know how popular the the media franchise CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) is. CSI and shows like it highlight the skilled work of STEM professionals known as Forensic Scientists. Joining us on this episode is a STEM professional with first-hand insight into this incredibly intriguing and important area of STEM, Dr. Holly Porter. Dr. Porter has her PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology and works as a crime lab scientist for a state law enforcement agency. During our riveting conversation, not only did Holly give some great insight into the career field of forensic science, she also provided some great information on the strategies and resources that helped her with her academic and professional accomplishments. You can learn more about the programs we covered during our discussion with Dr. Porter at the following websites:

The Philips Academy’s Mathematics & Science for Minority Students (MS)2 program: https://www.andover.edu/summersessionoutreach/mathscience/pages/default.aspx

University of Maryland’s PROMISE program: https://graduate.umaryland.edu/promise/

University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program: http://meyerhoff.umbc.edu/

This is another must listen episode for young women of color no matter what field of study or career path they may be interest in.

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