A few months into her virology doctoral program at Harvard University, Fernanda de Araújo Ferreira knew something wasn’t right. “Grad school was a reality check. Once you choose to pursue a PhD, your life is kind of mapped out for you,” she explains. “But when I started grad school, I immediately saw the annoying parts of academia: writing five grants and getting one, and labs being shut down for lack of funding. And it just seemed very unstable.” Rather than let these dynamics disillusion her, Ferreira decided to channel her…
