Lydia Villa-Komaroff

Biography

Lydia Villa-Komaroff is a Mexican-American molecular biologist who was part of the team that first demonstrated bacteria could be engineered to produce insulin in 1978, paving the way for mass production of synthetic insulin for diabetes treatment. She was one of the first Mexican-American women to earn a PhD in science. As a co-founder of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), she has been a tireless advocate for diversity in STEM fields.

莉迪亚·比利亚-科马罗夫是一位墨西哥裔美国分子生物学家，1978年她所在的团队首次证明细菌可以被改造以生产胰岛素，为大规模生产合成胰岛素治疗糖尿病铺平了道路。她是最早获得科学博士学位的墨西哥裔美国女性之一。作为推动奇卡诺/拉丁裔和美洲原住民科学进步协会（SACNAS）的联合创始人，她一直是STEM领域多元化的不懈倡导者。

Key Achievements

• Part of team that first cloned insulin gene in bacteria (1978)

  参与首次在细菌中克隆胰岛素基因的团队（1978年）

• One of the first Mexican-American women with a science PhD

  最早获得科学博士学位的墨西哥裔美国女性之一

• Co-founded SACNAS for diversity in STEM

  联合创立推动STEM多元化的SACNAS

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Lydia Villa-Komaroff — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Villa-Komaroff
2. SACNAS — https://www.sacnas.org/