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LaNell Williams

1993–

United States

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LaNell Williams (born January 1, 1993) is an American physicist and virologist. She is the third African American woman to receive a PhD in physics from Harvard University. She founded the Women+ of Color Project, which helps women of color gain the resources to apply to graduate programs as well as giving advice about life as a graduate student.

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