Most of my work may happen at a computer, but it's still a new and very exciting frontier. Pardis Sabeti computerexcitfrontier Change image and share on social
There are so many aspects to science that I couldn't give up - the rigor, the discoveries, the teaching. The impact that science has on the world around us is something I'm enthralled with. I don't think anyone could ever take that out of me. Pardis Sabeti aspectdiscoveryenthrall share on social
My sister taught me addition and subtraction and multiplication and division, so by the time I got to school, I knew it all, and when we'd do the times tables, I was just focused on doing it faster than anybody else. I already had the information, so it just got me to focus on excellence. Pardis Sabeti additiondivisionexcellence share on social
My kind of, like, life goal is to help train students to be good people as well as good scientists. That would be my dream. Pardis Sabeti dreamgoalgood Change image and share on social
Especially working in infectious disease, it's very interesting because these infectious diseases, these agents, they evolve over time. So it's very much an arms race and understanding how each changes to protect itself and to continue. And so it's very much this puzzle-solving but with this great urgency and importance in what you find. Pardis Sabeti agentarmcontinue share on social
My father took one of the toughest jobs in the government because he cared about his nation more than himself. His courage and conviction have always driven me to want to make a difference. Pardis Sabeti careconvictioncourage Change image and share on social
At 9, I think I had really gotten into tennis. I liked writing short stories; I loved solving math problems. I was learning a little piano, and I was collecting Garbage Pail Kids cards. Pardis Sabeti cardcollectgarbage Change image and share on social
It's just difficult to see that people want to be like the actors and the performers and the politicians who are - who they see all the time, but the people that are probably having the most fun are the writers and the directors and the producers and the scientists, right, the people in the back that are getting to do the creative process. Pardis Sabeti actorbackcreative share on social
There is - I will just say that there was a disastrous day where I discovered really what radioactivity is and that just because you don't see it doesn't mean that it's not everywhere, so - Yeah. I was a slow learner for sure. Pardis Sabeti daydisastrousdiscover share on social
Over the years, we settled into American life and embraced it fully. But having come from a different culture, I didn't know the boundaries of American culture. Which is that, as a girl, you didn't play football or soccer at lunch with the boys, and to be cool, you didn't get into math Olympiad. Pardis Sabeti americanboundaryboy share on social