I was kind of a nerdy, geeky type. And I loved math. People teased me about it. I felt pretty much like an outcast.

When you put the clamp, the flat area and the cleaver together, you get a pretty good idea as to how Dicer works. We're now using this structural model to design experiments that might tell us what triggers Dicer into action.

I'm a nerdy, geeky fan of' Labyrinth' and 'Dark Crystal'.

I've tended to play the outcast. I don't know, more nerdy types.

One of the problems in the biotech world is the lack of women in leadership roles, and I'd like to see that change by walking the walk.

Other kids could read, other kids could write, other kids could spell, they could do math. I felt like an alien. I felt like an outcast. I felt like, 'What is going to happen to me?'