Girlstart’s Women in STEM weekly series highlights various women who are making a difference in STEM. Be inspired as these incredible women describe how they became interested in their field, provide insight into a day in the life, and share learnings from their experiences.
Priyanka Desirazu
Biomedical Engineer
Priyanka Desirazu is a Biomedical Engineer working in Clinical Research at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre. She got her Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University before which she got her Undergraduate degree in Biotechnology Engineering from Sir MVIT in Bangalore, India. She has been a STEM Mentor for various organizations around the world since 2008 and was recently nominated to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Achiever’s List. She recently received the “Leader of Impact” award from the “Entrepreneurs of Success” organization and will be speaking at their Conference later this year. Priyanka is also an AutoCross car racer for the Sports Car Club of America and recently won the Cincinnati Regionals Championship Trophy. She enjoys traveling, cooking and writing.
