Dr. Patricia Silveyra is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in molecular biology and biotechnology and her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She did her postdoctoral training at Penn State College of Medicine. In 2013, she established her research program at Penn State College of Medicine. She later led the Biobehavioral Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in 2021, she joined Indiana University. Her research focuses on the study of sex differences and the role of sex hormones and their receptors in mechanisms of lung inflammation. She uses a combination of in vivo and in-vitro models to assess the effects of environmental exposures such as air pollutants, allergens, and vapes in both healthy and diseased lungs in males and females. Dr. Silveyra has served in various national organizations and committees committed to increasing the representation of women and minorities in STEM, including the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), where she was a board member and Treasurer. She was part of the first cohort of the New Voices program and served in the NASEM Board on Higher Education and Workforce (BHEW). Dr. Silveyra has received numerous awards for her research accomplishments on the topics of sex differences in lung disease and inflammation, as well as her mentoring of trainees and efforts to promote diversity in STEM at the local, national, and international levels.