Welcome Asia Ingram!

We are excited to welcome Asia Ingram who will be sharing information in a four part series followed by an Eventbrite conversation. Stay tuned!

Hailing from the South Side of Chicago, Asia Ingram has always been an eager scientist. Asia’s scientific pursuits began at the University of Chicago’s Upward Bound Summer Program where she was able to experience “Space Camp” and learn basic skills to study Cosmological Physics. This exposure to the laboratory environment gave Asia the ability to visualize herself in the position to explore science as a career. Asia graduated from the Culver Academies, a boarding high school in Culver Indiana and went on to the University of Rochester, where she majored in Biomedical Engineering and graduated with a Bachelors of Science with a minor in Chemical Engineering. Asia’s passion for reproductive research had already been realized at this point in her career. She began searching out topics to discuss and did minor work creating a computational model of blood flow in preeeclamptic spiral arteries, a major issue facing Black women, and even did work on creating solutions for diaphragmatic hernias, a condition affecting infants is a Senior Design Project. She also contributed to research with Dr. Laurel Carney on Auditory perception and Dr. Richard Waugh on Microfluidic devices in her time at the University of Rochester.

Professionally, Asia continued to contribute to research as a consulting Engineer for approximately 2 years before returning to school to focus on Reproductive Physiology topics, finally able to pursue a life-long passion. She achieved her Master of Science from Northwestern University in 2022. She completed a thesis project in Dr. Julie Kim’s lab exploring a model of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and the effects of increased testosterone on ovulation contributing to a publication in the Journal of Biomedicines. Asia is currently, a PhD student at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus working with Dr. Raj Kumar, a pioneer in the field of Reproductive Endocrinology. Asia’s goal is to create and improve upon systems within the medical field to protect Black people and provide support to medical practices through translational research. She believes that engaging our communities and facilitating discussions about primary research, clinical practices, and tools for advocacy, people can feel confident in their journey to health and wealth.