When Science Becomes Personal
![Elle Murata ’17 Sitting on the bed of an MRI machine](/sites/default/files/styles/832x468/public/2023-04/Middlebury-People-elle-murata-2023.jpg?fv=W-fVS4yz&itok=aAFpIUFV)
3/23/2023
Elle Murata ’17 shared her dual experience as a patient and researcher in a TEDx talk about the treatment of women in health care. A PhD neuroscience student who studies the impact of sex hormones on the brain, Murata nevertheless faced barriers in getting diagnosed and treated for polycystic ovarian syndrome.