Casandra Gabriele, MS (SCIENCE EDUCATOR) graduated with a BS in Molecular & Cell Biology and a MS in STEM Curriculum and Instruction. Currently, she is the Program Support Coordinator of Research Education and LIFE Center at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. She has a combined two decades of teaching experience within urban school district teaching middle school science, high school biology and physics, as well as an Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Nursing Chemistry; Anatomy and Physiology; and Human Biology Courses at Bloomfield College. Currently, she is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating multidisciplinary training programs and continuing education programs at Rutgers; such as Decoding Cancer, BOLD, BioCONECT and Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science. Ms. Gabriele helped in development and training under-represented minority high school and teachers in oncology based programs. She is passionate about increasing diversity in the STEM fields.