Grief, Immigrant Expectations & The Courage to Rewrite Your Life - Shivani Malik, PhD
What happens when youachieve the ultimate immigrant milestone—earning a PhD, training at Stanfordand UCSF, and leading a biotech cancer research team—only to lose the motherwhose ambition fueled your entire journey?
Dr. Shivani Malik is a cancer research scientist, biotechleader, and author of the debut novel The Sky Is Different Here.Moving from India to the United States to build an independent life in STEM,Shivani excelled at the highest levels of academia and industry. But when hermother passed away suddenly before graduation, Shivani was plunged into a deepidentity crisis. She was forced…
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