The power of Lafayette: Tyler Roberts ’25 and Prof. Chip Nataro

What does it take to balance a double major in biochemistry and neuroscience, compete as a Division I tight end with the Lafayette Leopards, and earn the George Wharton Pepper Prize—all before heading off to medical school at UC Irvine? Relentless drive, of course, but more importantly: Mentorship.

In a video that premiered in front of more than 150 guests at the College’s Bicentennial event in Oregon, Tyler Roberts ’25 shares the profound impact Chip Nataro, Marshall R. Metzgar Professor and head of chemistry, has had on his journey at and beyond Lafayette College.

Video by Alfred Greenbaum, Shawn Fung, and Olivia Giralico