Verónica Segarra, PhD

Verónica Segarra, Ph.D. completed her Ph.D. in Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale. As an undergraduate, she completed a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.A. in Chemistry at the University of Miami. From 2015-2022 she was an Assistant Professor of Biology at High Point University (HPU), a private regional college in High Point, NC, where she earned tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in the spring of 2022. From 2020-2022, she served as the Interim Chair of Biology at HPU. She is currently Associate Professor and the Maryland E-Nnovation Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences and Chemistry at Goucher College.

The Segarra lab studies how cells activate pathways such as autophagy and protein transport in order to survive and respond to different forms of stress. Projects in the lab are driven by undergraduate researchers, and rely on budding yeast as a model organism. Lab members are supported by one-on-one mentoring as they master techniques in the lab and develop unique identities in science and research. Dr. Segarra participates in several funded projects designed to support student success in STEM fields, particularly by uniting scientific societies to exchange promising practices and data, and by creating and implementing innovative professional development programming for early-career scientists.