Dr. Adrienne Starks

Bio: Dr. Adrienne Starks founded STREAM Innovations, Inc., in 2015 in Birmingham, AL. Under her leadership, their mission has been committed to helping students develop and explore their passion in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM) by providing exposure, experiences, and engagement with high expectations for their success.

Dr. Starks is a native of Fairfield, AL and received a BS in Biology from Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University (AAMU). She received a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In 2019, she was also selected as an AAAS If/Then Ambassador, which is a national initiative to increase STEM exposure to girls by providing women STEM innovator role models from a broad range of STEM careers to share their stories. In 2020, she was selected to be serve on The STEM Advisory Council for the State of Alabama.