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;Name:Thalía Marycielo Leyton Reto
;School (Cohort):Universidad de Ingenieria & Tecnologia (2020 cohort)
;Majoring inGraduated from:Bioengineering;Country:Perú, but currently living in France
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==Bio==
Thalía is , a Bioengineering Junior at Graduate from UTEC and (2023), is originally from a town currently pursuing her MSc studies in Piura, Perú. Since she was 13, she has accessed scholarships and programs to study outside her hometown and has managed to be an outstanding student Biomedical Engineering at École Polytechnique - Institut Polytechnique de Paris in her school and university. All the opportunities she was granted so far have led her to share her knowledge with the people of her hometown, especially with those less fortunate. For that reason, she works to empower women and girls from her birthplaceFrance. Moreover, she is a volunteer for social programs that follow During the same objective as herlast four years, such as Q’omer Kallpa, Asiry, Girl Up and recently she has founded Colaneñas. At her university, Thalía is part of two research projects related used biologically-inspired engineering to two topics she loves: create synthetic biology and tissue engineering that seek to improve the health of others. On the other handorgan models across Peru, she is the vicepresident of a biohacker space whose purpose is to democratize biotechnology inside and outside UTEC. Thalía considers herself as a caring, creativeFrance, and responsible personCanada. At her spare time, she enjoys to paint with watercolors,
All the opportunities she was granted so far to become an engineer working and studying in prestigious institutions have led her to share her knowledge to shape the career of future female scientists. For that reason, she works to empower women and girls from her birthplace, democratize life sciences, and contribute to biomedical research in her country.
Moreover, she has been a volunteer for social programs that follow the same objective as her and runs her own non-profit organization. Thalía considers herself a caring, creative, and responsible person. Besides engineering, she enjoys painting with watercolors, sleeping, and eating soups. She also loves doing yoga and knitting!
==Achievements==
*First-BioUTEC vicepresidentperson in her family to graduate from a university (2023).*First-Accepted for the BME Alliance Virtual Summer Internship offered by Cleveland Clinic and CWRU -Accepted for the Serendipity: Mentorship person in Science Program her family to study/work abroad (20202022-1 Cohortpresent).*Recovery of her sense of taste and olfaction after COVID (2022).*
==Social media profiles==
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[https://wwwuniversityinnovation.linkedin.comorg/inwiki/tleyton LinkedInPriorities:Universidad_de_Ingenieria_Student_Priorities Strategic Priorities] Past Cohorts:
*2018 Spring Cohort
**[[Fellow:Ariane Ernandorena]]
**[[Fellow:Camila Maura]]
**[[Fellow:Diego Muñoz]]
**[[Fellow:Gonzalo Vidaurrazaga]]
*2016 Fall Cohort
**[[Fellow:Alvaro Ludowieg Rios]]
**[[Fellow:Danae Chipoco Haro]]
**[[Fellow:Hans Figueroa Guaylupo]]
**[[Fellow:Sebastián Hurtado Hidalgo]]
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