Comarova Zoia

About

Zoia Comarova is a remarkable science specialist with a career spanning over 20 years, marked by innovations in education, technology, and environmental research. As the founder and CEO of INTERNLY in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, she utilizes artificial intelligence to integrate practical experience into higher education, preparing students for the job market. She also serves as the Regional Coordinator for Bioinformatics for Ukraine, developing innovative curricula, attracting funding, and creating global mentorship networks in crisis contexts, starting from the early months of the war. Her career includes key positions at prestigious institutions such as the University of Southern California, where she led research in hydrological modeling and taught courses on engineering solutions for global crises, including the one in Ukraine. She worked as an analyst at Paradigm Environmental and a GIS engineer at Tetra Tech, contributing to major projects in stormwater management, water quality modeling, and EPA regulatory compliance for local governments in the US. In Moldova, she began as a research assistant at the Academy of Sciences, compiling geospatial data on pollution, and was later involved in energy efficiency and environmental management projects at the Clean Production Center. With advanced studies in EdTech, Data Science, and a program at Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, Zoia Comarova is fluent in multiple languages, including Romanian and Russian, reflecting her Moldovan roots. Her publications in journals such as Briefings in Bioinformatics and Nature Methods highlight her expertise in genomics and bioinformatics, including benchmarking tools for structural variants in genome sequencing. Based in the United States, she continues to influence global science education through humanitarian projects and technological innovations.