Lynika Strozier

American biologist

Lynika Strozier (August 28, 1984 – June 7, 2020) was an American researcher and scientist. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Her career began when she started to work at Chicago's Field Museum, as a student intern. She was known for being able to work with DNA from particularly small and difficult biological samples.

She spent most of her scientific career at the Field Museum. In 2019 she started working as an adjunct professor at Malcolm X College.

Strozier died on June 7, 2020 in Chicago from COVID-19, aged 35.[1]

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  1. Sarah Schulte (2020-06-19). "Chicago Field Museum scientist who died of COVID-19 served as inspiration to many, coworkers say". ABC 7 Chicago. Retrieved 2020-06-21. Her coworkers at the Field Museum started a GoFundMe page, not only to cover funeral expenses but to raise funds for a scholarship that would provide STEM opportunities for young African American women.