Episode 55: Ella Chan, Sci-Files YouTube Host & Student

Ella Chan joins host Danniele to talk about all sorts of topics, including starting university and the importance of balancing the A in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). She tells us about how she became interested in a career in STEAM and even what it's like behind the scenes of her YouTube channel, Sci-Files. Plus, she reveals the nerdy things she does in her spare time and gives great advice for those starting out in university. Fun fact: Ella was also a keynote speaker at Creating Connections 6.0 on May 4, 2019. Ella Chan is an 18-year-old student at the University of British Columbia. Since the age of twelve, Ella has been running her YouTube channel, Sci-Files, where she shares unique science experiments and demonstrations of topics from binary code using Lego blocks to genetics explained with jelly beans. Her videos have been featured on platforms such as "The Kid Should See This" and the Chicago Field Museum's "The Brain Scoop." For a full transcription of this episode, click here. Relevant Links:  Alix Dainis: Life, Lab, and DNA (YouTube) "B.C. Grade 12 student wins prestigious scholarship, hopes to study brother's illness," CBC, May 27, 2018 The Brain Scoop (YouTube) Ella's Twitter NephCure Kidney International Nephrotic syndrome Sci-Files on Facebook Sci-Files on YouTube Science Venture STEAM Horizon Awards UBC Thunderbirds Quidditch Sports Club The University of British Columbia   Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: "Positive and Fun" by Scott HolmesProduced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.