Silvia Smith

Silvia Smith is an accomplished academic and researcher currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke since August 2021, where courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology, Molecular Biology, Forensic Science, and Human Biology are developed and taught. Prior experience includes a Research Scientist role at the University of Utah School of Medicine, focusing on genetic research related to interstitial lung disease, and a Biology Faculty position at the University of New England, where research on inflammaging was conducted. Additional roles encompass clinical research coordination at the University of Utah, research on plasmid evolution at the University of Idaho, and adjunct faculty positions across multiple institutions. Silvia holds a Ph.D. and an MS in Biological Anthropology from the University of Utah, along with a BS in the same field from Utah State University.