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Andrea Elia, PhD 2023 Toffler Scholar | Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurodegeneration and Cardiovascular Biology, Temple University FIND ME ON 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…

Ashley Carey, PHD  Ashley Carey earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2023 at Temple University FIND ME ON 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…

ELISA CANEPA, PHD  Elisa Canepa earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2022 at Temple University FIND ME ON 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…

Silvia Fossati, PHD  Silvia Fossati is the 2021 inaugural Toffler Scholar at Temple University. FIND ME ON 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…