Whenever we carry out one of our presentations, I begin with the story of my mother and my late grandmother. My mother’s story is one of inspiration: an example that no matter who tells you that you can’t become a scientist, you are more than capable of becoming one. And I tell my late grandmother’s story as one of perseverance. But there is another story about my grandmother that also explains our namesake. My grandmother—Josepha Kaay Lumbao—asked me once if I could ever cur