My name is Valerie Duprat. Disclaimer: None of the paths I followed so far were anticipated or voluntary, like becoming a surfboard shaper. I grew up in the city in France, far away from the Ocean, and thought my dream was to live on a snowy mountain. Well, I moved to South California, became an American citizen, a surfer, and created my own surfboard brand! That is what I call “my American Dream!”
It all started with my PhD in Biochemistry, which led to a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, which led to a scientist position at a biotech company called Illumina, the world leader of DNA sequencing. Scientist is a very stressful cerebral job and I needed to find an artsy activity to relax and use the other side of my brain.
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