2021 Award: American Institute of Chemists Award
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Newberg, OR
Extracurricular activities: I do improv with GUTS (Gonzaga University Theater Sports).
I have been an actor and a director for Boone Street Hooligans (sketch comedy group).
More about Lydia
Future plans:
Next fall, I will be attending the University of California- San Diego for a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. I hope to participate in research relating to pathogenesis.
How has your major contributed to your professional or personal development?
The upper division lecture classes that I had the opportunity to take significantly influenced my interest in enzyme mechanism and disease research.
What has been your proudest or most significant accomplishment during your Gonzaga career?
While this does not relate to my major, having the opportunity to direct Boone Street this semester was one of my proudest moments. Myself and many others poured so much work into this show and watching it in front of 150 people in the Magnuson Theater is a feeling I'll never forget.