Miriam Rossi (chemist)

Miriam Rossi is an Italian-American chemist and the Mary Landon Sague Chair at Vassar College.

She joined Johns Hopkins University for her doctoral studies, earning a PhD in inorganic chemistry under the supervision of Tom Kistenmacher.

[2] Rossi joined the Fox Chase Cancer Center as a postdoctoral fellow with Jenny Glusker.

[8] At Vassar College, Rossi supervised Cathy Drennan and has continued to act as her mentor.

[13] After being asked to speak about the nutritional benefits of the Mediterranean diet, Rossi became interested in its scientific origins.

[14][15] Working with undergraduate students from Vassar College, Rossi investigated the health-improving properties of goji berries, using X-ray diffraction to determine the structure of β-ionone, emodin and cnidium.