Mercy Eloho Sosanya is rounding up her PhD studies in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA. She is also a former Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics in the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State, where she is currently a Principal Lecturer. It is interesting to know that I stumbled across the area of nutrition accidentally. I had never heard about it until I got into the university. Then, the moment I learned about what the study of nutrition entails, I fell in love with the course. I loved the prospect of helping people achieve optimum health through something as simple as food or diet. This motivated me to earn my bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition at Nigeria’s premier university, University of Ibadan. I graduated as the best student in the department. I also returned to the same institution for my master’s degree in human nutrition and graduated at the top of the class. Since 2005, I have been a lecturer and a pioneer staff in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Nigeria, eventually rising to head of the department.As part of my career, I have received numerous fellowships including the TechWomen Fellowship, The International Fellowship of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship, the Donald D. Harrington Dissertation Fellowship, the International Peace Scholarship of the PEO Foundation, and many others.Yes. First, my rationale for developing the app came because of a shocking experience that I had. I had been working as a nutrition lecturer and researcher in northern Nigeria for quite a while, but I did not encounter the severity of the problem of undernutrition until 2016, when I visited a remote, rural community with a friend.To reduce child malnutrition, I developed a mobile gaming app called BabyThrive, in collaboration with my PhD mentor, Dr. Jeanne Freeland-Graves. I created the content for the app based on the UNICEF and WHO recommendations for child feeding, with permission from the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria. I then recruited a panel of nutrition experts to establish the scientific validity of the app content that I developed.Your career story, impact and your most recent project, The BabyThrive app all sound very interesting.I would say that first, explore (gather information about) different career options with an open mind; find one that resonates with you. When you find it, pursue it with passion, do all you can ethically to excel in this career, and find ways of turning your passion into a vocation that can pay your bills and make you prosperous.