Valentina Greco, PhD, Carolyn Walch Slayman Professor of Genetics, was named one of “50 Scientists that Inspire” from Cell Press.

Greco was named to the list due to her research in epithelial stem cells and her support of women in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine.

She has received numerous honors throughout her career, including being named as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and leading the International Society for Stem Cell Research as president in 2024, earning the Mid-Career Investigator Award from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology and becoming an elected member of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in 2022, amongst many other recognitions.

Learn more about the “50 Scientists that Inspire” in Cell Press.