Networking Huddles
Networking Huddles are opportunities for attendees to meet both the speakers and additional alumni in attendance in a small group setting. In addition to the 16 speakers, the below alumni will be available to talk to graduate students and postdocs.
| Name of Alumnus | Department while at Vanderbilt | Title | Division or Department | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omari Bandele | Biochemistry | Regulatory Toxicologist | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS) | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Lane Coffee | Biological Sciences |
Program Manager
Visiting Assistant Research Professor |
Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Emergency Medicine |
Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Elizabeth Conrad | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics | Research Associate | Product Development and Regulatory | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals |
| Stephanie DeLuca | Chemical and Physical Biology/Center for Structural Biology | Health and Education Policy Fellow | Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren | |
| Brett English | Pharmacology | Associate Director | Clinical Development | Dart Neuroscience |
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Sara FitzGerald |
Molecular Biology (now Biological Sciences) | Sales Director, US and Canada | US and Canada Lifesciences-Dharmacon | GE Healthcare |
| Christi French | Cancer Biology |
Data Scientist |
Digital Reasoning Systems |
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| Kathy Goss | Cell Biology | Senior Science Writer and Director for Strategic Partnerships | Unviersity of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
| Amanda Hansen | Cell and Developmental and Cancer Biology | Scientific Sales Rep | Sales | STEMCELL Technologies |
| Kim Korwek | Neuroscience | Medical Writer | HCA | |
| Rebecca Latimer | Cell & Developmental Biology | Research Program Officer | Office of the Vice President for Research | University of Virginia |
| Robert Lavieri | Pharmacology | Project Manager | Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Michelle Mazei-Robison | Pharmacology | Assistant Professor | Physiology and Neuroscience | Michigan State University |
| Jessica Mazerik | Cell & Developmental Biology | Special Assistant/Challenge Coordinator |
Office of the Director |
National Eye Institute |
| Becky Miller | Cancer Biology | Extramural Policy Chief | Division of Extramural Activities | NIMH/NIH |
| JJ Owen | Cell Biology | Partner | IntelliSight Partners | |
| Erik Prentice | Microbiology & Immunology | Senior Vice-President | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Proactive Worldwide |
| A.J. Robison | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics | Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience | Physiology | Michigan State University |
| Nora Sanchez | Pharmacology | Precision Oncology Scientist | Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Susanne Tranguch | Cell Biology |
Assistant Dean for Biomedical Sciences Research Assistant Professor, Cell Biology |
Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedcal Sciences | NYU School of Medicine |
| Jennifer Van Velkinburgh | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics | President | Filipodia Science Management and Communication | |
| David Vaught | Cancer Biology | Research Grants Manager | Research Programs | Susan G Komen Foundation |
| Jamie Wenke | Biochemistry | Genomics Scientist | Nashville Biosciences | |