Isabel Dominguez, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Boston University. Her research aims to understand the mechanism that disrupts embryonic development and cellular processes, as those will provide insights into the etiology of cancer and developmental diseases. She has recently started studying OCNDS, a rare neurodevelopmental disease. Dr. Dominguez has a long-standing commitment to developing talent in the biomedical professions, and to promoting a diverse biomedical workforce. She has trained and advised diverse national and international biomedical trainees in her laboratory and elsewhere. She directs the STaRS program, for students of traditionally underrepresented groups in biomedicine. She is the faculty advisor of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) and former advisor of the Minority and International Scientists Organization (MISO). She is a member and former co-chair of the Faculty Development and Diversity Committee in the Department of Medicine, and the former Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at GMS, and former leader of Professional development in ECUSA. She worked with academia and industry to develop the internship and site visit programs at BU's BEST.