Elma González, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elma González

Mexican-born American plant cell biologist

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1942

Place of Birth: Tamaulipas, Mexico

Profession: biologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Elma L.
González (born June 6, 1942) is a Mexican-born American plant cell biologist.
She is Professor Emerita of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
In 1974, she was appointed professor of cell and molecular biology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
At the time, she was the only Mexican American woman scientist in the University of California system faculty.
Professor Martha Zúñiga at the University of California, Santa Cruz, appointed in 1990, was the second.
In 2004, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science recognized González with a Distinguished Scientist Award.