Olya Yarychkivska is a Ukrainian PhD student in Genetics & Development at Columbia University. Prior to Columbia, Yarychkivska completed biology degrees at Manor College and Drexel University. In addition to her academic work, Yarychkivska is a musician and artist. She is passionate about environmental issues and volunteers in many community organizations.
Yarychkivska is also the creative mind behind Lunarka's Treasure Box where, among many and diverse topics, she started "Stylish Scientists" a weekly series on stylish researchers she comes across in her work.
Yarychkivska landed on our Future-ish Stylish Scientist List in 2013.