"Standing ovation...the room is buzzing with energy!" Dr. Q Inspires with STEM Talk

20 Dec 2017

"Completely inspired by the talk." "He's a real superhero!" "Standing ovation...the room is buzzing with energy!" These are only some of the audience reactions from one of Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa's recent events. Widely known as Dr. Q, he took to the stage to inspire a room packed with over 3,500 students from all different backgrounds, aspiring to work in STEM fields. His words of wisdom not only motivated them to follow their dreams, but also to promote change and transformation within their own communities.

Read more incredible reactions from the event here.

Dr. Q was an impoverished teenager living in a rural Mexican village before he hopped an 18-foot fence into California and found his way through hope, hard work and persistence into the loftiest heights of the American Dream. Now a renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting edge research to cure brain cancer, he has inspired the forthcoming movie, Dr. Q, which is being produced by Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B

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