Case study Check if the document is available in the language of your choice. In 2012, computational biologist Laura Boykin visited a smallholder farm in Kenya as part of a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-hosted workshop. What she saw there changed her. “I saw the devastation caused by whiteflies and viruses,” Dr. Boykin says. “The situation was unacceptable, and my skills could be applied to the problem. I was also blown away by the amazing scientists in East Africa battling on the front lines of this devastation. At that moment, I decided the best use of my time on Earth was to make a difference by partnering with the team on the ground.” The silverleaf whitefly, or bemisia tabaci, attacks the cassava plant, a crucial food source for the East African region and transmit

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