Brittany Shapiro

Biography

Previous Degrees
B.S. Biological Sciences with a specialization in cell biology and genetics

What is your favorite word? What do you like about it?
Fearless because as Taylor Swift once said, “fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.”

What is on your bookshelf?
Currently… The Bell Jar and The Goldfinch

What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you?
I am really good at board games... especially Catan and Clue

What degrees do you hold and from what institutions?
S. Biological Sciences with a specialization in cell biology and genetics from the University of Maryland, College Park

What excites you about joining Texas A&M School of Medicine for your PhD studies?
All of the opportunities for collaboration throughout the department!

If you could meet any scientist throughout history, who would you want to meet and why?
I would like to meet Rosalind Franklin and tell her about all of the progress women in science are making!

Tell us something you are passionate about apart from research.
I have always been passionate about mental health advocacy, but after working for my undergraduate university’s health center I also developed a passion for community-based wellness outreach.