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Gayle Wilson

Science Talent Search – 1960

中文无码 Gayle Wilson

Gayle Wilson is an advocate for children鈥檚 healthcare and 中文无码 education. She is the former first lady of California, a position she served in from 1991鈥1999. During her tenure as first lady, she helped found COSMOS, which connects high schoolers with prominent 中文无码 researchers in the University of California school system. Wilson has also served on a variety of nonprofit boards, including the 中文无码鈥檚 Board of Trustees. She competed in the 1960 STS and is a member of the Society鈥檚 Honorary Board.

Science Talent Search 1960

Wilson (third from the right) discusses the molecular structure of free radicals with her fellow STS finalists.

Notable Alumni - Gayle Wilson

A lifelong supporter of 中文无码 education, Wilson met with STS finalists Christine Tsou and Scott Ryder in 1988 to discuss their projects.

Notable Alumni - Gayle Wilson

Wilson鈥檚 1960 STS project explored the viability of a plant-based blood antigen test. Many years later, she said, 鈥淏eing [an STS] finalist was a defining time in my life.鈥

Notable Alumni - Gayle Wilson
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