Whoa! Who is this sexy chica?! She can’t be a scientist, can she?
This is Brianna Armour, and she is indeed a scientist.
What or who inspired you to go in to science?
My high school biology teacher.
Why?
She put the time and effort in to creating (labs) that were awesome and applied to life. For instance, she went around to local restaurants and grocery stores and brought back samples of crab whether it be real or imitation. We used PCR to figure out if the crab was real or not and you could actually tell! Also, she had us sample DNA from an elephant tusk and then gave us information about its region and we determined if it was an endangered species, and thus illegally poached, or a native thriving population. It was always applicable to life and current events and it was fun and she wrote grants to get the money to do it all. She inspired me to go in to science.
Who do you currently work for and what is your role there?
I work at Emerald Biostructures on Bainbridge Island, Washington. I started in the lab as a Research Associate II and was promoted to the position I’m in now. I am no longer in the lab but I am still involved with the science and act as a liaison between the scientists and the investors.
Do you have a favorite go-to science website?
There is an awesome online resource that publishes peer reviewed scientific protocols in video format. JoVE.
I’m a very visual learner and I pushed our company to publish a protocol here which helped me really visualize what it was that we do.
Tell me about your education path.
Western Washington University — Biochemistry · Mathematics · Bellingham, Washington
Some of Brianna’s favorite quotes:
- The biggest risk of all is not taking one. Mark Zuckerberg
- He who thinks he knows doesn’t know. He who knows he doesn’t know, knows. Joseph Campbell
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. See? There is no Someday. Hannah Root i think
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