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Ph.D. Career Stories

 

Ph.D. Career Stories is a monthly seminar series about career options for Ph.D. scientists. Speakers from a diverse range of exciting scientific careers present their career path and share insights from their professional experiences. Come hear about the career journey from Vanderbilt Alumni and professionals working in the field and see if this is a career path that could suit you.

The series is sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development.

For more information on the series, or to suggest a speaker, please contact Jan Varadarajan.

*Sessions are in-person at 10a unless otherwise noted

Upcoming Schedule

DateSpeakerTopicLocation
9/20/2024Dave Westover, PhD
Senior Scientist, Merck
Industry ScienceLight Hall 214
Merck Showcase with Dave Westover and 6 virtual Merck R&D professionalsIndustry R&DFollow link for details
10/3/2024Lori Rudolph-Owen, PhD
Chief Development Officer, 4:59 NewCo, a 5AM Ventures Company

Career Evolution in Biopharma: from Drug Discovery to Drug Development, Executive Leader and Board MemberLight Hall 214
11/8/2024Todd Townsend, PhDRegional Medical Scientific Director, Merck

Casey Butrico, PhDScientific Affairs Manager, Kuros Biosciences
Medical Affairs / Medical Science LiaisonLight Hall 208
11/21/2024Diana Mitrea, PhD
Associate Director, Dewpoint Therapeutics
Science / Medical CommunicationLight Hall 214
12/5/2024Efrain Garcia, PhD, Health Scientist/Project Officer, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, HHSGovernment ResearchZoom
1/24/2025Valerie Kramlinger, PhD, Senior Director, Amgen

Christopher Aluise, PhD, Director, Toxicology, Karuna Therapeutics
Clinical Research and DevelopmentZoom
2/21/25Mallori Upshaw, PhD, Director, AstraZeneca

Marissa Jones, PhD, Business Development Manager, Biocrates Life Sciences
From Consultancy to business strategies in pharmaceutical product developmentZoom
3/5/25John T Brogan, PhD, Associate Director, Seagen

Kelly Gordon, PhD, Founder & CEO, Precision Medicine Consulting Firm
Regulatory Affairs in Pharmaceutical industryLight Hall 208
4/11/2025Rachel Fischer, PhD, Project Manager, Foundation for the NIH

Roslin Thoppil, PhD, Senior Scientific Program Officer, AACR
Careers in nonprofit organizationsLight Hall 214

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