Yasharah Raza is a PhD student in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at Stony Brook University. Her research focuses on sphingolipid metabolism in hematopoiesis and leukemia. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a focus on Neuroscience and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences, Physiology & Biophysics. She is passionate about science communication, and hopes that her work garners a lasting legacy of empowerment through facilitating dissemination of knowledge.