SDI-Five Colleges, Inc. Distinguished Lecture in ISB221
- 4:
00 From Bench to Boardroom: A Life in Science- Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Ph.D.
- Reception to follow
Dr. Villa-Komaroff is a molecular biologist who earned her Ph.D. at MIT in 1975. She was the third Mexican-American woman to earn a science Ph.D. in the United States and is a board member and chief scientific officer for Cytonome/ST. In 2013, she was named the “Woman of the Year” by the AAUW. She is currently serving on the National Academies of Science and National Academy of Engineering Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and the National Research Council Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline. A detailed biosketch and links to videos can be found below.
See the website for more info: http://www.umass.edu/sdi/diversity-day.html
