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Lydia Villa-Komaroff

Lydia Villa-Komaroff

CytonomeST

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As a post-doctoral fellow, Lydia Villa-Komaroff was a key member of the team that showed for the first time that bacteria could be induced to produce insulin. She spent the next twenty years researching growth factors and development before moving to science administration. Currently, she is Chief Scientific Officer at CytonomeST. Amongst her many accomplishments, she counts being a founding member of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).

Talks with this Speaker

Live Q&A: Promote Diversity in Science

In this iBiology Hangout with Lydia Villa-Komaroff, she talks about her career in academia and industry, and work that she has done to promote diversity in science. (Talk recorded in April 2014)

Live Q&A with Lydia Villa-Komaroff
Audience:
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 59:05

Why You Should Study Science

Lydia Villa-Komaroff explains why you should study science. She argues that it prepares you for many jobs and can open the door to a career that is exciting and full of discovery. (Talk recorded in December 2012)

Lydia Villa-Komaroff (CytonomeST/SACNAS): Why You Should Study Science
Audience:
  • General Public
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 5:56

How I Became a Scientist: Family, Mentors, and SACNAS

Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a founding member of SACNAS, talks about the early influences of her mother and uncle on her path to becoming a scientist. (Talk recorded in September 2011)

Lydia Villa-Komaroff
Audience:
  • General Public
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 14:15

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under Grant No. 2122350 and 1 R25 GM139147. Any opinion, finding, conclusion, or recommendation expressed in these videos are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the Science Communication Lab/iBiology, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, or other Science Communication Lab funders.

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