As I Am: Amplify and Innovate

For The Culture Podcast

In this week’s episode we are joined by the kind and talented, Alexis Mobley. Alexis is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience and Immunology programs at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She is also co-founder and president of Black in Immuno whose mission is to amplify, celebrate, and support Black voices in immunology. Listen to Alexis discuss her journey through science, which has been full of happy accidents and doors opening due to being open to opportunities. As a self-proclaimed introvert, she details how she would latch on to extroverts to help make those intros especially when networking during conferences but also describes how it’s up to her to ask for what she needs to progress in her program. Alexis also shares how she enjoys spending time with her child, playing tennis and being in a choir as some of the joys that she finds outside of science and how they are important in finding work/life balance in her life. She further encourages us all to uplift and respect all identities without ableism, racism, and any other kind of ism. Tap in and listen to this thought-provoking episode. Don’t forget to follow Alexis on twitter and support the organizations she champions.

Resources:

Alexis Mobley - @AlexisSMobley

Black In Immuno - @BlackinImmuno

Black & Disabled in Higher Education - @DisInHigherEd