Patience Affum

Patience Affum is a Biomedical Engineering student at Rutgers University–New Brunswick with a minor in Data Science. Her interests lie in biotechnology innovation, biomedical systems, and data-driven healthcare solutions.

She serves as Internal Vice President of the Rutgers Society of Women Engineers, where she leads initiatives that promote mentorship, equity, and advancement for women in STEM. Patience also conducts laboratory research under Dr. Hao Lin on DNA vaccine delivery systems and works as an Orthodontic Assistant at Glenn D. Goldstein DMD LLC. A member of Engineers Without Borders and Douglass Residential College, Patience blends technical expertise with a strong commitment to leadership and global health innovation.