As a research scientist, Kehinde Moyib is committed to using bioinformatics tools to improve molecular breeding in plants. She published the first paper on the genetic diversity of African yam beans (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst ex A. Rich), discovering the commonality between this legume and the more common cowpea, and is now fielding questions about her research from scientists around the world. As the lastborn in a family composed of three sets of twins, Moyib pursued studies in biochemistry after toying with the idea of medical school. “I worked hard, watching other women, and learning from my colleagues,” she says. After finishing her BSc in 1997, she got a job with a development agency, which took her to other parts of Nigeria and sparked her interest in learning about other cultures. She worked in a clinic in a remote village where people’s only mode of transport is by boat—there are no roads. “I had seen this sort of thing on television, but I never realized that people lived so simply.”