Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal

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STEM Career: Cell Biologist

Cell biologists study the structure and function of cells, including the interactions that happen inside cells. Their work has shed light on how cells obtain energy from food and how this process differs in people with health problems like diabetes.

Meet Priya Patel.

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Image courtesy of Priya Patel

"I am a cell biologist and work in a reference laboratory. I use science and technology everyday to detect cancerous cells in the body using a microscope. Science combined with technology can save lives."

- Priya Patel, Cell Biologist

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