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Diana Mitrea gave a talk for the Vanderbilt ASPIRE program’s Ph.D. Career Stories seminar series. She outlined her role as head of scientific and corporate communication at Dewpoint Therapeutics and her career transition from academia to industry. Read More

The Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training hosted a Ph.D. Career Stories presentation focused on medical affairs and the role of medical science liaisons. The event featured Vanderbilt University alums Casey (Butrico) Hatfield and Todd Townsend, who provided insights into their career paths, responsibilities, and experiences as medical science liaisons. Read More

Ashley Brady, PhD’03, assistant dean of biomedical career engagement and strategic partnerships in the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program and associate professor of medical education and administration, sat down with us to discuss her experience studying basic science at Vanderbilt and how it played a role in her career. Read More

The 2025 ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications! The program was created to enable the commercialization of technologies discovered at Vanderbilt and to provide a biomedical Ph.D. scientist with a structured training opportunity to learn how to transform a technology into a company. Read More

Lori Rudolph-Owen, an accomplished figure in the biotechnology industry and a Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences alum, shared her insights on career progression and drug development on Oct. 3 as part of BRET’s Ph.D. Career Stories, a series focused on various alums and their professions. Read More

Sonja Fulmer, a graduate of Chemical and Physical Biology Program who is now the deputy director of the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence, sat down with us to discuss her experience studying basic science at Vanderbilt and how it played a role in her successful career. Read More

Leigh Anne Tang won the 2024 Brighter Ventures Award for her efforts to leverage health care artificial intelligence to influence the overdose crisis. She is the first Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt to work with the state on this type of translational research. Read More

Efrain Garcia, a graduate of the pharmacology department who is now a Senior Project Officer & Health Scientist at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sat down with us to discuss his experience studying basic science at Vanderbilt and how it played a role in his career.  Read More

Kate Mittendorf, a graduate of the biochemistry department who is now a research assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, sat down with us to discuss their experience studying basic science at Vanderbilt and how it played a role in their career. Read More

Ph.D. candidate Alan Hurtado and his mentor, Edward Levine, William A. Black Professor of Ophthalmology and professor of cell and developmental biology, will attend the leading conference in their field, the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, thanks to support from the Linda Sealy Emerging Scholar Travel Award. Read More