11 February is the International Say of Women and Girls in Science. We met with biologist Gabriela Retamalas to talk about what it means to be a woman in the realm of science.
Picture a typical scientist or researcher in your head. What comes to mind? Perhaps an older, balding man with white hair and glasses, or maybe a younger "nerdy" man similar to those depicted in TV shows like "The Big Bang Theory"? While such scientists exist, Gabriela Retamales challenges this notion with a smile: "The Big Bang Theory is full of clichés. My living space is definitely not filled with neurons on blackboards."
Gabriela, born in Chile, discovered her passion for natural sciences at a young age. "I'm deeply interested in biology because I enjoy understanding how things work," she shares. "I think that in biology, there's a lot we don't know. I want to shed a light on those gaps and explain how things work."
In Luxembourg, the young woman successfully completed her Master's in Systems Biology, a field that blends mathematics, modeling, and biology. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Luxembourg, specialising in the field of biomedicine.
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