Isabella Darbinian

Outreach Chair

Experimental Innovation (Berkeley Chapter)

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What is your major?

Integrative Biology

Why did you join Project SCIFI? 

Growing up, my middle and high school didn’t have the resources for hands-on science, so I never got to do a real lab experiment until my freshman year at Berkeley. That first lab showed me how exciting science can be when you get to experience it yourself, not just read about it in a textbook. I joined Project SciFi so that students in underfunded schools don’t have to wait until college to have that experience, and so they can discover a love for science much earlier than I did.

Do you have an idea of what you want to do in the future?

I plan to go to optometry school and will be applying this summer! One day, I’d love to open my own practice and keep finding ways to make science and healthcare more accessible to my community.

Do you want to share a hobby?

I love painting! It’s how I relax and get creative in my free time.