#UWSInspires

#UWSInspires is a campaign to highlight successful women in STEM and outstanding women entrepreneurs in Singapore, to support these women and inspire the next generation.

Science, technology and innovation are key to attain sustainable solutionsto global warming, pollution and burgeoning healthcare issues and more that threaten our very existence.

DR. LAKSHMI RAMACHANDRAN, PHD RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGER, DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL

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#UWSInspires Woman of the Month:

Dr. Lakshmi Ramachandran

Dr Lakshmi Ramachandran has a PhD in Cell and Microbiology and is a Research Program Manager at the Duke-NUS Medical School.

Her work focuses on the Cancer ImmunoTherapy Imaging (CITI) Programme, a national initiative involving 12 partner organisations across Singapore. She is also a global speaker and coach, and works to encourage women to pursue STEM fields.

Did you know? She has co-authored an award-winning memoir-cookbook, ‘Roomies/Foodies’, written as a witty survival guide for Indian students going abroad and she blogs at lakshmiramachandran.com.