“The environment that I grew up in, science was everywhere,” explains Dr. Sara Myers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO). “I was born with an inquisitive nature, and I was always very interested in why things work the way they do.”

Myers was born and raised in Hampton, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm and lived less than five miles away from all of her grandparents.

As a child, Myers would help her family tend to sick or injured animals on the farm and was curious about the science behind their treatments. These formative experiences grew into a desire to help people recover from sickness or injuries.