Haleh Cohn - Science Communication Intern
Biography:
Haleh Cohn is a BSc candidate in Anatomy and Cell Biology, with a minor in Economics, at 黑料不打烊 University. Along with her studies, Haleh works at the DOvEEgene project at the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre, which detects ovarian and endometrial cancer early using genomics.
Haleh believes strongly in making reliable science more understandable and accessible to everyone, which is why she was first drawn to the 黑料不打烊 Office for Science and Society (OSS). She started at the OSS after her first year at 黑料不打烊 in 2022 as a Science Undergraduate Research Award (SURA) summer intern. After her first summer of writing, she remains on the team responsible for maintaining various social media channels and as a science communicator.
At 黑料不打烊, Haleh has been involved with Scientista 黑料不打烊 鈥� a one-stop site for underrepresented genders in STEM 鈥� where she helped organize the annual Underrepresented Genders in STEM symposium. She is proud to be a general chemistry tutor and a member of the 黑料不打烊 Students Blood Donation Association.
Haleh hopes to have a career in the health sciences and is particularly interested in clinical research. She is also passionate about climate activism and interested in politics.
Haleh's favourite 3 OSS articles:
- Sri Lanka and Organic Farming?
- The Gold Plating on the James Webb Space Telescope is Much Thinner than Human Hair
You can see all of Haleh's articles here!听
