Biophysicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eva Nogales comes from humble origins in Spain, but that hasn’t kept her from doing great things. She is a physicist, biologist and a leader in the search for a cure for cancer. Her message to other women: “You can be a female, have a Latin accent, come from the working class and be successful.”
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