25 February 2025
How do you make biomedical education more inclusive and relevant? Assistant professor Elza van Deel found a unique way: bringing successful biomedical scientists into the classroom who live with a medical condition.
Students don’t just learn from textbooks, they hear directly from experts who also live through these experiences. In this interview, she tells us more about this impactful approach: “One day, I shared my own experience with my students, and their whole perspective shifted - ‘If you can do it, maybe I’ll be okay too.’ That moment showed me the power of representation.”