Networking Huddles
Now in its fifth symposium iteration, Networking Huddles are small-group networking opportunities with structured rotations for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to meet with alumni and employers for 15-20 minutes at a time. These Huddles have previously been very successful and a meaningful personal experience for attendees.
| 2025 Huddle Selection | |
|---|---|
| Academia | |
| Judy Brown | Assistant Professor, Columbia State Community College |
| Alternative Academia | |
| Patrice Cuff | Program Manager, LINCS Scholars and Food Scholars, Superman College |
| Allie Greenplate | Director of Strategic Alliance and Operations, University of Pennsylvania |
| Competitive Intelligence | |
| Kristin Driscoll | Competitive Intelligence Senior Advisor, Evernorth Health Services |
| Andrew Benesh | Product Management Senior Analyst, EviCore Healthcare |
| Consulting | |
| Laura Powell | Director, EverGlade Consulting |
| Siwei He | Partner, Boston Consulting Group |
| Gaby Guasch | Consultant, Molekule Consulting |
| Christian Kershaw | Senior Consultant, Deloitte |
| Data Science | |
| Tim Shaver | Associate Director, Bioinformatics |
| Entrepreneurship | |
| Karrie Dudek | Director, BioTN Foundation Inc. |
| Foundation/Advocacy | |
| Jamie Garcia | Associate Director, Scientific Partnerships and Engagement, Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research |
| Government | |
| Bryson Reynolds | Associate Director of Small Business Risk and Analysis, United States Department of Defense |
| Non-bench Industry | |
| Sheridan Carrington | Director of Portfolio Strategy & Management, Bristol Myers Squibb |
| Jennifer Malinowski | Director, Market Access and Medical Policy, Labcorp |
| Industry | |
| Léolène Carrington | Scientist, Interius BioTherapeutics |
| Matt Harlow | Senior Scientist, TRIANA Biomedicines |
| Innovation/tech transfer | |
| Cameron Sargent | Licensing Officer, Vanderbilt University Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization |
| Medical Scientist Liaison | |
| Molly Seale | Global Pipeline Execution Lead, AbbVie |
| Outreach | |
| Meagan Postema | Administrative Manager, LIVE, Vanderbilt University |
| Patent Law | |
| Seth Ogden | Shareholder, Patterson Intellectual Property Law |
| Product Support | |
| Jacob Brown | Product Development Scientist, Mars |
| Science Communication | |
| Kelly Gordon | CEO & Founder @ Boudicca DX, LLC |
| Elizabeth Conrad | Senior Manager, Publications and Data Management, Amgen |