Whatisacancerbiologist?Whatdoesheorshedo?MeetBen,akidlikeyouandme,whogrewupandbecameacancerbiologist.Asachild,Benlovedplayingbasketballandreadingbooks,especiallySpidermancomicbooks.Inmiddleschool,hefellinlovewithscienceandunderstandingthehumanbody.Learnabouthowheusesaspecialtechnique,calledaliquidbiopsy,todetectthemutationsthatcausecancerandabouthowliquidbiopsieshelppeoplewithcancerknowiftheyarecured.TheWhoMe?seriesfeaturesinspirationalbiographiesofscientistswhoyoungreaderswillbeabletoidentifywithaspeoplelikethemselves.Writtenbythescientiststhemselvesandco-authorsfromVanderbiltUniversity,thebooksaredesignedtohelpyoungreadersunderstandthatscientistsareregularpeoplelikethemselveswhoareexcitedaboutlearninganddiscoveringnewthingsandwhodecidedtoworkhardinschoolinordertocreateforthemselvestheopportunitytobecomescientists.Astheylearnthestoriesofthesescientists,readerswillalsolearnsomebasicscienceideas,thatarewell-explainedandeasilyunderstood,andbeintroducedtothecutting-edgesciencethesescientistsareworkingontoday.
