Temple University

Nicole Lemon  2023 Toffler Scholar | PhD Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Temple University Biography Nicole Lemon grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the eldest of three siblings in a family shaped by both closeness and change. Born in upstate New York, she moved at a young age to Pennsylvania, where she spent most of…

Andrea Elia, PhD 2023 Toffler Scholar | Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurodegeneration and Cardiovascular Biology, Temple University Biography Andrea Elia’s scientific path began not in a laboratory, but in the tightly woven streets of Naples, Italy—a city shaped by history, contradiction, and endurance. Born and raised in southern Italy, Elia grew up surrounded by family, tradition,…

Ashley Carey  Ashley Carey earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2023 at Temple University Biography Ashley Carey was born in northern New Jersey and lived there until third grade, when she and her family relocated to Monroe, a large suburban town in the central part of the state. The oldest of three children, Carey has…

DR. ELISA CANEPA Elisa Canepa earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2022 at Temple University Biography Elisa Canepa was born and grew up in Genoa, Italy, a city on the Ligurian Sea. At the age of six, she discovered that she loved playing volleyball. Her passion for the sport carried well into her early adulthood,…

Dr. Silvia Fossati Dr. Fossati is the inaugural Toffler Scholar at Temple University. Biography Born and raised in a small town in Tuscany, Italy, Dr. Silvia Fossati describes her childhood as idyllic. From a very young age, she loved discovering new things and experimenting. She knew early on that she wanted to be a scientist…