Class Notes

2000s

Renee Iacona, PhD’08, has been named AstraZeneca’s chief operating officer for oncology R&D in addition to her role as vice president of oncology biometrics.

2010s

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Nicole Perry-Hauser

Nicole Perry-Hauser, PhD’19, has accepted a position as a lecturer, on a research and teaching track, at the School of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Glasgow. Her lab will open in March 2025 and will focus on exploring the role of adhesion GPCRs in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Aimee Potter, PhD’19, became an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Iowa.

2020s

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Keyada Frye

Keyada Frye, PhD’20, Fellow’21, was recently promoted to senior clinical research associate at PPD, part of ThermoFisher Scientific.

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Austin Featherstone

Austin Featherstone, PhD’20, started a new job as a senior scientist at the Naval Medical Research Command Center at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland.

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Manuel Castro

Manuel Castro, PhD’22, was promoted to Scientist II at Altos Labs.

Tyler Hansen, PhD’23, started a new position as a senior scientist in R&D at Tempus.

Kacie Dunham-Carr, PhD’24, started a postdoctoral fellowship with Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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Jennifer Shuman

Jennifer Shuman, PhD’24, was recently hired as a consultant with EverGlade Consulting.

 

 

 

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