;School (Cohort):Universidad de Ingenieria & Tecnologia (2020 cohort)
;Majoring inGraduated from:Bioengineering;Country:Perú, but currently living in France
;Email:[[Special:EmailUser/Thalialeyton]]
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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 universityFrance. All During 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 reasonlast four years, she works to empower women and girls from her birthplace.Moreover, she is a volunteer for social programs that follow the same objective as her, 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 to two topics she loves: Synthetic biology and Tissue used biologically-inspired engineering that seek to improve the health of others. On the other hand, she is the vicepresident of BioUTEC, a biohacker space whose purpose is to democratize biotechnology inside and outside UTEC.Thalía considers herself as a caringcreate synthetic organ models across Peru, creativeFrance, and responsible person. In her spare time, she enjoys painting with watercolors, creating new strategies to reach more people interested in Biotechnology through BioUTEC and recently, she has found in Yoga a new way to manage her stress during these difficult timesCanada.
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==
*[https://webFirst-person in her family to graduate from a university (2023).facebook.com/colanenas/ Colaneñas founder]*[https:First-person in her family to study//web.facebookwork abroad (2022-present).com/BioUTEC BioUTEC vicepresident]*Accepted into the BME Alliance Virtual Summer Internship offered by Cleveland Clinic Recovery of her sense of taste and CWRU*Accepted into the Serendipity: Mentorship in Science Program olfaction after COVID (2020-1 Cohort2022).*iGEM UTEC member*UTEC Full-ride Scholarship winner
==Social media profiles==
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<nowiki/>{{CatTree|Universidad de Ingenieria & Tecnologia}}*2018 Fall Cohort**[[Fellow:Francisco Mejía]]**[[Fellow:Luana Andrade]]**[[Fellow:Raul Escandon]]
*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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