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What does it take for a barefoot boy fleeing genocide to become a scientist shaping the future of medicine? In Transient Anchors: From Refugee Tents to Research Towers, Libère Jensen Ndacayisaba recounts an extraordinary journey across continents, cultures, and crises. Forced to escape his home during the 1993 Burundian genocide, he grew up amid loss, displacement, and uncertainty. Yet through the instability of refugee camps, the weight of survival, seminary education, and scientific research, fleeting moments of kindness became anchors as he found resilience in the turbulence of life. From carrying the scars of war to navigating culture shock in America, Libère pursued knowledge with unrelenting resolve. His story traces a path from village fields to world-class laboratories, from silence and struggle to the voice of a scientist and leader. Along the way, he discovers that resilience is not just enduring hardship but transforming it into purpose-for family, for country, and for humanity. Both deeply personal and universally inspiring, Transient Anchors is more than a memoir-it is a testament to survival, hope, and the power of education to break boundaries. If you believe in the strength of the human spirit and the possibility of rising beyond unimaginable beginnings, this book will move and inspire you. Step into Libère's story today-and be reminded that even the most transient anchors can hold a life steady against the fiercest storms.

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Libère J. Ndacayisaba is a Burundian American scientist and author of Transient Anchors: From Refugee Tents to Research Towers. He earned his PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Southern California and has authored multiple peer-reviewed research publications in biomedical sciences. He is a co-founder of a medtech startup developing immunomodulation technologies for cancer treatment. Libère is an avid advocate for access to innovative healthcare and education through his philanthropic venture, the Tetradenia Foundation, and as a board director and advisor to other social impact enterprises. Transient Anchors is his first book. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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