Dr. Margarita Kirova-Snover is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. Prior to joining Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2011, she was a Senior Research Scientist I in the Medicinal Chemistry Department at AMRI, Inc. (Albany Molecular Research). Dr. Kirova-Snover is active in the continued improvement of chemical education and mentoring program in organic chemistry lecture and laboratory.