Celia Dominguez
Organic Chemist
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All Videos (27)
- What I Do
- The Process of Drug Discovery and Development
- What is Huntington's Disease
- Great Part
- Why an Organic Chemist
- Why Girls Should Consider a Career in Science
- (Español) Why Girls Should Consider a Career in Science
- Challenges
- Education
- Post Doctoral Fellowship
- Favorite Subjects
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Heroes
- My Grandmother
- Skills From Childhood
- Skills to Develop
- Family Support
- Staying Motivated
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did It Anyway
- Leadership Tips
- Be Ethical
- Importance of Math
- Importance of Diversity
- Advice
- (Español) Advice
Bio
Watch Celia Dominguez, Ph.D., Organic Chemist and Vice President of Chemistry at CHDI Foundation, share how her research is focused on finding treatments for Huntington’s Disease- a debilitating neurological disease. In her work with drug discovery and development, she gets the chance to utilize her creativity, curiosity and problem-solving skills. She encourages girls to consider careers in science since they are naturally creative, multi-taskers and curious. Her leadership tips for girls are to be confident, kind, hard-working and ethical.
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