Ankita Patil studies mircrotubules, which as the name suggests are small tube-like structures. They can assemble and disassemble in neurons to transport things around cells. Outside of her research though, Ankita is a mentor to other women in STEM as part of the Philadelphia chapter of the Association for Women in Science. She is also the City Coordinator for taste of science in Philadelphia and in whatever time she has left, she draws cartoons, often about science.

You can follow Ankita’s exploits on Twitter @grouchomunks or on Instagram @eccentricdoodles. If you want to see what she and other teams are cooking up for taste of science, you can head to the website tasteofscience.org to find out about up coming events and how you can follow them on social media.

If in Philly you should swing by Good Karma Cafe, thank you to them for letting us use their space. Big thanks to Brooke DiCaro, for the music. You should check out her other tracks on Bandcamp.