Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs: 25 Tales of Mothers and Daughters

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CHANG YI WANG AND MEI MEI HU BIOTECH FOUNDER AND CEO Once upon a time there was a girl who was fascinated by viruses They were just so tiny and strange But they can make people very sick So Chang Yi set out to find ways to outsmart them She became a top-notch scientist and started her own company but her daughter Mei Mei wasn't interested in biotechnology Instead of following in her mom's footsteps to become a scientist she studied economics and law While Chang Yi worked hard in her lab Mei Mei used her skills to help businesses that were in trouble One day Chang Yi invited Mei Mei over for dinner They got to talking and Mei Mei realized that this time it was her mom's company that was in trouble She couldn't just sit by and do nothing She knew she had to help Mei Mei sifted through her mom's paperwork and made piles Then she moved to the whiteboard to scribble out a plan She circled the biggest and best science project Chang Yi was working on an Alzheimer's vaccine Many people all over the world suffer from this disease It steals people's memories It can make people get extra cranky repeat words forget where they put things or where they are and even forget to eat and drink Mei Mei reorganized the company and started a new venture with her mother In her lab Chang Yi cooked up a vaccine that would encourage the brain to attack the nasty plaque that causes Alzheimer's She'll keep working until it is ready for people Mei Mei helped save the company so that Chang Yi could help save people in the future with her life-changing vaccine They are a mighty team CHANG YI BIRTHDATE UNKNOWN MEI MEI BIRTHDATE UNKNOWN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 10