I really love research. It's one of the things I love most about my job. I feel like it's me in the lab cooking up the character.

There are already a number of gatherings centered around women of color who are doing inspiring work.

I think sometimes in life we want to ignore the problems of society and just think about the good. I believe in positive thinking and affirmative living, I also think it's really important to remember all of our disenfranchised members of society.

If I ever have a family one day, everything else will pale in importance to that.

When I look in the mirror, I see an ever-unfolding process.

You see the transformation that the arts have on young people. It changes their lives for the better. That's where my engagement is.

Study! Study ! Study! Get an education.