‘Renã Robinson’

Paving the Way: Developing future leaders in science

Feb. 11, 2022—On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, listen to some of our talented faculty describe how they’re helping to mold future generations of scientists and make the field more inclusive.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Renã Robinson, wearing a white lab coat and safety goggles, bends over to look at materials being shown to her by a student wearing a blue lab coat and safety goggles, while two other students, wearing goggles and lab coats, work in the background in Robinson's chemistry lab

Renã Robinson: Helping others through the power of research and representation

Feb. 11, 2021—For Associate Professor of Chemistry Renã Robinson, science has long been about helping people. She was an avid scientist-in-training throughout her childhood and went to college intending to become a cardiac surgeon. But when she got close to the end of her undergraduate career, she said, “I realized I just didn’t have another 12 years...