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Epidemiologist Carol Rao (46) talks to her fellow epidemiologist and friend Jennifer Liang (44) about working for the CDC from China and deploying to Sierra Leone to implement Infection Prevention strategies locally in response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak.

My mom and I caught up again over the phone. Just as southern states are beginning to reopen the virus is reaching our family like never before but my mom believes that her faith and military experience will carry her...

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2018, Samia Alam interviews her older sister, Sadia Alam, about her life. Samia asks her sister questions about what it was like growing up with a younger sibling and asks for stories that...

Josue interviews his older sister Xenia about her experience of college and what keeps her going and how she stays motivated.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention colleagues John Redd (53) and Dan Martin (53) talk about deploying to Sierra Leone as Ebola responders in the fall of 2014. They focus on the most stressful day of John's life (21 October...

Paulyne Ngalame Ntuba (41) speaks with her coworker Yarkasah Peter Paye (46) about why they both felt called to be deployed in the Ebola response and about Paulyne's experiences during her deployment to Guinea.

This interview was about two sisters in Pineville, La taking a trip to “memory lane”! This talk included conversations about childhood, current jobs, influences, and impacts on daily life during a pandemic! This interview was very interesting, it gave me...

I interviewed my big sister and asked her questions about our family and life.

Tasha Willis (40) interviews her cousin Jessica Simpson (30) about her experiences in Sierra Leone as an Ebola first responder.

Hi! My name is Lucy Fortini. Ella Fortini is my big sister. She’s 19 years old. She’s had struggles in her past that cause a life long consequence. She’s strong and inspiring in many different ways.

Kristin Tubre (28) talks to sister Kimberly Tubre (24) about their childhoods, their parents’ divorce, and being from New Orleans.

Emily Pieracci (36) talks to her friend and CDC coworker Johanna Salzer (36) about their experiences as early responders to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Bo, Freetown and Kenema in Sierra Leone.

Randal Schoepp (65) talks with his wife, Kara Schoepp (60), about his career as an infectious disease scientist as he is on the verge of retirement.