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title: Founding Member Lydia Villa-Komaroff Named March for Science Co-chair - SACNAS
description: Founding member Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff has been named honorary Co-chair of the March for Science.
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# [Founding Member Lydia Villa-Komaroff Named March for Science Co-chair - SACNAS](https://www.sacnas.org/diversity-news/villa-komaroff-named-march-for-science-co-chair)

 Written by [sacnas](https://www.sacnas.org/diversity-news/author/sacnas) | Apr 15, 2017 7:00:00 AM

Founding member **Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff** has been named honorary Co-chair of the March for Science, along with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and *Bill Nye the Science Guy*. Dr. Villa-Komaroff is a prominent molecular biologist and champion for diversity in science.

[Read the full story in the *Washington Post*](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/30/bill-nye-will-join-the-march-for-science/?utm_term=.386c8c176b00).

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