Biography

Diana Citlali Ávila Padilla is the co-founder of Fundación Quiu, an NGO dedicated to science and culture outreach, and SisterSTEAM, a network that empowers women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). With a background in Physics and Mathematics, she has done research internships at Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, and the Santa Fe Institute. SisterSTEAM was supported in its first edition by the Aspire Institute,
founded at Harvard University, as well as Fondazione AVSI and the European Union, and its impact led her to be recognized as one of the 25 Women in Science 2025 in LATAM by 3M.