April Career Day

April Career Day Special Guest

Dr. Zakia Greene

As a Senior Pharmacologist at the FDA, Dr. Greene assesses the similarity between prescription and generic drug products, playing a key role in the approval of affordable, high-quality medications. Her work ensures that safe and effective medicines are available to families worldwide, supporting consumer choice and significantly reducing healthcare costs. To date, Dr. Greene has reviewed over 100 approved generic drug applications saving families millions of dollars.

Vibrant, ambitious, perceptive, and perpetually curious, Dr. Greene enjoys encouraging people to see the practicality of science. With all of Dr. Greene’s accomplishments, her greatest achievements are balancing being a professional, wife, and mother.

About Career Day

BEYA Stars and Stripes Career Day, hosted by Career Communications Group (CCG), is monthly virtual event where you not only learn about cool careers but also have a blast! It's designed to be totally in sync with what schools across the nation are teaching, so you know it's legit. At this event, experts are going to hook you up with some seriously engaging presentations about careers in STEM (that's science, technology, engineering, and math). And guess what? You'll get to interact with them! It's not just about soaking up knowledge; it's about getting hands-on experience and picking up skills that will set you up for success in college.

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April 12, 2025 Career Day

Planning for the Future

In April, the theme is Spring Forward: Planning for the Future. Dr. Zakia Greene will advise on strategies and key factors for career success and describe her journey to become a person of influence within the federal government. We'll learn about Dr. Wu Chien-Shiung, a legendary physicist and advocate for women's education, and we'll hear more reflections about February's BEYA STEM DTX Conference from our student ambassadors.

Topics Covered by Speaker

Dr. Zakia Greene will cover a wide range of topics, including pharmacology, federal careers, life planning, and the contributions of women in physics. Additionally, they will share reflections from the BEYA (Becoming Everything You Are) STEM DTX™ conference.

STEM Inventor of the Month

Dr. Wu Chien-Shiung, known as the "First Lady of Physics," and the "Queen of Nuclear Research" was a Chinese-American physicist who made groundbreaking contributions to nuclear and particle physics. She worked on the Manhattan Project and is best known for the Wu experiment, which disproved the principle of parity conservation in weak interactions. Despite her significant achievements, she was overlooked for the Nobel Prize in 1957. Her legacy continues to inspire scientists worldwide.