Bridgeside Community Member Spotlight: Rebecca Green

Meet Rebecca Green, Assistant Professor of the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics. When she isn’t busy teaching and researching how genetics and the environment interact to lead to craniofacial birth defects, you can find her doing some sort of outdoor activity and being a mom to an adorable toddler!

As part of our Community Member Spotlight series, we caught up with Rebecca about what she enjoys most about teaching, what she does in her free time, and some interesting facts about her!

Q: What's something about you that's not on your resume?

A: I have been both a life long ski racer (alpine) and a coach.

Q: What excites you the most about what you're teaching/researching?

A: 1. Getting new data, because for a little bit you know something that no one else does.

2. Seeing the excitement on a student's face when they get that data!

Q: What do you enjoy doing in your time off? 

A: I love being outdoors in general, whether it’s skiing, hiking, ice skating, biking, etc.

Q: What are your future goals?

A: To fill my lab with people who are excited to learn new things.

Q: What is one piece of advice you would give to someone just starting their career in your field?

A: Learn the math; take the hard courses.

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