‘Alumni Career Stories’
Alumni Profile: Sonja Fulmer, PhD
May. 29, 2024—Meet Sonja Fulmer, PhD’14, a graduate of Chemical and Physical Biology Program who is now the deputy director of the Digital Health Center of Excellence in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Alumni Career Story: Gabrielle Rushing, Science Program Director at CSNK2A1 Foundation
Nov. 15, 2023—This article is originally published on ASBMB Today, written by a current postdoctoral trainee Elizabeth Stivison, PhD. Gabrielle Rushing is the science program director at CSNK2A1 Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for Okur–Chung Neurodevelopmental Syndrome and supporting patients and families affected by the rare disease. A new employee at a new foundation...
Future Directions: Allison Eberly, PhD, Clinical Microbiology Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Sep. 15, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Spring 2020, Issue 10. By Meagan Postema, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow How does one obtain post-graduate career training outside of a traditional postdoctoral fellowship? Allison Eberly, Ph.D., a recent Vanderbilt University graduate, chose to pursue a Clinical Microbiology Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Eberly...
Future Directions: Dario Gutierrez, PhD, Head, Investigational Biology, Merck
Sep. 15, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Spring 2019, Issue 9. By Shwetha Narasimhan, Graduate Student The promising field of immunotherapeutics is currently hailed as the new hope in the fight against cancer and Dr. Dario Gutierrez is determined to make this hope a reality. As the Director and Head of the Investigational...
Future Directions: Molly Seale, PhD, Medical Science Liaison
Sep. 15, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 8, Fall 2018. By Justine Sinnaeve, Graduate Student Molly Seale, Ph.D., is currently learning to ride a hoverboard – part of her never-ending pursuit of new life experiences and risk taking. It is this mentality that she brings to her job as East Region Field...
Future Directions: Miranda Hallett, PhD, Patent Agent
Sep. 15, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 7, Spring 2018. By Leslie Sedgeman, Graduate Student Miranda Hallett, Ph.D., always had a passion for science and law, but wasn’t sure how to combine them. She completed her Ph.D. in Cancer and Developmental Biology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis,...
Alumni Profile: Kayla Boortz Young, PhD, Commercialization Program Manager, Life Science Washington
Sep. 15, 2020—The article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 6, Fall 2017. By Kendra Oliver, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow Kayla (Boortz) Young, Ph.D., is living the dream in Seattle, Washington. Previously a Commercialization Program Manager at Life Science Washington, she ran a mentoring program for early-stage life science companies (medical devices, pharma, health IT, global...
Alumni Feature: Dr. Laurent Audoly
Sep. 15, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 5, Spring 2017. Dr. Laurent Audoly has seen the world over. Thanks to his degree in Pharmacology from Vanderbilt University, he has been able to balance a career in the pharmaceutical industry along with a career in teaching. Since leaving Nashville, Dr. Audoly has held...
Future Directions: Tech Transfer with Tom Utley, PhD
Sep. 15, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 4, Fall 2016. By Marilyn E. Holt, Graduate Student Thomas Utley, Ph.D., views science from the top of a metaphorical mountain. As a member of the licensing department at the Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Dr. Utley works directly with inventors to get...
Tennessee Brewer Uses Scientific Principles to Elevate Beer Creation Process
Sep. 15, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 3, Spring 2016. By Andrew Wiese, Graduate Student Cell biologist turned brewmaster, Dr. Laura Burns, left an academia-centered career path three years ago for the opportunity to pursue her passion for fermentation and beer creation. Taking advantage of a unique opportunity, Dr. Burns turned a...
From Neuroscience to Strategic Consultant
Sep. 14, 2020—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 2, Fall 2015. From Neuroscience to Strategic Consultant By Courtney Anthony-Bricker, graduate student Anuraag Sarangi is the quintessential alumni success story. After Dr. Sarangi earned his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Vanderbilt University in 2009, he completed a brief stint as a postdoc at the University...
Get to know Larry Thompson, PhD, our October PhD Career Stories speaker
Sep. 19, 2019—Dr. Thompson will be our featured speaker for the October PhD Career Stories seminar. Find our more about him below and be sure to attend his talk on October 18th. Registration is requested How he spends his day His career path
Alumni Career Stories: Henry Ong, PhD
Jan. 31, 2018—The February issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking, features Henry Ong's career story, who blends his talent for science communication with a desire to stay engaged with the research community through his current position with the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Check out his story here!
Beyond the Lab is now a Podcast!
Jan. 3, 2018—The BRET Office of Career Development is excited to announce the podcast series, “Beyond the Lab.” Thanks to the current YouTube series featuring BRET PhD student and postdoctoral alumni, this series is now available for your listening as well as watching! Tune in on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts to hear about Vanderbilt alumni...
Alumni Career Stories: Elizabeth Hibler
Dec. 20, 2017—The December issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking, features Elizabeth Hibler's career story, used her postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt to launch her academic career in public health. Check out her story here!
Alumni Career Stories: Kim Petrie
Oct. 3, 2017—The October issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking, features BRET Office of Career Development's very own Kim Petrie, PhD and her career story. Check out her story here!
Alumni Career Stories: Akshata Udyavar
Jul. 10, 2017—The July issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking, features Akshata Udyavar's career story. She currently works for Genentech. Check out her story here!
Alumni Career Stories: Charlie Johnson
Jun. 5, 2017—The June issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking features Charlie Johnson's career story. He currently works for Polsinelli, LLP in St. Louis, MO as a patent agent. Check out his story here!
Alumni Career Stories: Courtney Bricker-Anthony
May. 8, 2017—The Vanderbilt Basic Sciences newsletter Basically Speaking: News From Basic Sciences, will be featuring career stories from graduate students and postdocs who have benefited from put ASPIRE program. Check out the first post here on Courtney Bricker-Anthony More about this Basically Speaking feature: Vanderbilt is one of only ten institutions nationwide to have received a Broadening Experiences...
Alumni Career Stories: Kim Riley
May. 8, 2017—Vanderbilt Basic Sciences newsletter Basically Speaking features Kim Riley's career story. Check it out here!