20201024 040 PCB Convention, Trains, Planes & Canes, Dr Mona Minkara

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Planes, Trains, and Canes, Dr. Mona Minkara. (screen share possible)
Mona Minkara is one of the only blind professors in the field Bioengineering. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University. Mona lost her vision at the young age of seven as a result of macular degeneration and cone-rod dystrophy. She pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Middle Eastern studies at Wellesley college. In 2015, she received her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Florida. Currently, she studies surfactants found within the lungs and leverages that knowledge to conduct research related to COVID-19.
 
Mona is an advocate for blind and visually impaired individuals. In 2019 she was awarded the Holman Prize along with two other fellow adventurous. Mona created, Planes Trains and Canes, a mini documentary series featured on her YouTube channel. Mona takes you on a journey to five different cities around the world showing people what it’s like for a blind person to travel independently using only public transportation.