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For Fulbright Scholar, Lab Unlocks the Secrets of Health

headshot of Cedric Ricks By Cedric Ricks 260-415-8554
1 minute read August 9, 2017

Shaimaa Ibrahim, a visiting Fulbright scholar from Egypt, relies on some pretty solid role models as she charts her career path. A doctoral student in pharmacology and cell biology at UC, watched her siblings triumphs and challenges in the field of medicine before deciding she too had a passion for science. 

Read more in the issue of 

Cincinnati Medicine

 (pages 14-17.)

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