Dr. Kendra Siler: Bringing Together Technology, Processes, and People [Women to Watch]

June 8, 2026 by Katianne Williams

Dr. Kendra Siler spent nearly a decade immersed in the world of biochemical pathways and cellular mechanics, all with the goal of improving human health. As she pursued her Ph.D, and postdoctoral work, she explored cellular systems under her microscope: What made the interconnective reactions in and around the cells speed up or slow down? What environmental factors were needed to effect change? How did the smallest tweaks ripple downstream into unexpected areas?

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Ramya Thiagarajan: Helping Public Health Officials Track Mosquitoes

When the Zika virus reached Florida in 2015, public health teams faced a big challenge: more than fifty species of mosquitoes live in the state, but only a few, especially Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, spread Zika. Public health officials employed the traditional monitoring methods: placing traps at select locations overnight and catching hundreds of mosquitoes. The next day, teams picked up the traps and identified a small sample under a microscope, searching for the subtle and unique morphological markers that distinguished dangerous species.

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