Women Who Reign: Nabiha Saklayen

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
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Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
Hi! I’m Nabiha Saklayen, a PhD Candidate in Physics at Harvard University. I have lived and breathed science since I was a 2nd grader, and I am super excited and humbled to be graduating with a PhD this May. I grew up traveling the world with my parents, which has left me with a kaleidoscopic worldview that sees beyond race, religion, or gender. I went to college at Emory University in Atlanta before moving to Boston for graduate school. For my PhD I am developing new nanotechnologies to cure blood diseases like HIV. My research is highly interdisciplinary, as I work with lasers, cells, and nanofabrication, on a daily basis. Today I see scientists and engineers from different disciplines converging to solve our biggest challenges in healthcare, and it makes me hopeful about the future. In my “free” time, I love to go to concerts and paint. Fun fact about me: I’ve climbed Mount Fuji to watch the sunrise from the top!

What # would define your life journey?
#iwokeuplikethis

Favorite website / app:
Soundcloud! Follow me at nabsicle if you want to hear some deep house tracks