Welcome to the Emerging Leaders in STEM resource center! This is where you’ll find everything you need for this year’s Emerging Leaders in Biotechnology program. Whether you’re preparing for your next session or reviewing what you’ve learned, this page is your go-to resource.
Being in a collaborative environment like Emerging Leaders prepared me to work in the lab I’m in today. It was just really cool to have women who look like you in one space, it truly taught me the importance of networking”
Madison Pleas • Currently a Johns Hopkins Medicine Lab Technician. • Alumna of Learning Undefeated’s inaugural 2021 Emerging Leaders Program.
We love highlighting the voices and experiences of our Emerging Leaders in STEM participants. If you’re interested in being interviewed and sharing your story, please reach out to Nicole Santoro at nicole@learningundefeated.org for more information.
Emerging Leaders in STEM Alumna Madison Pleas at the Forefront of Groundbreaking Cancer Research
From Emerging Leaders in STEM mentee to Johns Hopkins Medicine Lab Technician, Madison Pleas is leading the way as an example to young women passionate about STEM.
Emerging Leaders in STEM Alumna Zainab Badejo Returns as Mentor to Empower Young Girls Interested in STEM
Badejo is one of three Emerging Leaders alumnae mentors, who returned to Learning Undefeated this year to help run the fourth student cohort of the deep-impact talent accelerator program.
Maryland High School Senior and Emerging Leaders Alumna Anike Akinfolarin Champions STEM Advocacy
Since her elementary school days, Anike Akinfolarin has harbored a deep-seated passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Throughout her time at Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Springdale,…
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In this design challenge, students will work together to design a tool or process that successfully removes an invasive species from an ecosystem while minimizing harm to the native species and environment.
In this challenge, students will practice problem-solving and collaboration skills as they design, build, and test their wind turbine
prototypes. Students will explore the role of renewable energy in powering communities, learn about energy transfer and mechanical systems, and gain insight into the importance of sustainable energy solutions.
In this activity, students will read the story "In a Garden" by Tim McCanna. They will learn about the life cycle of a plant, what seeds need to grow, and what keeps seeds from growing. They will then create their own seed house and watch their seeds sprout!
