{"id":10254,"date":"2019-07-17T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T19:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/?page_id=10254"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:51:04","slug":"phd-career-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/phd-career-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. Career Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Ph.D. Career Stories\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n

The series is sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development.<\/p>\n

For more information on the series, or to suggest a speaker, please contact Mary Gray Lindstrom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*Sessions are in-person at 10a unless otherwise noted<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025-2026 Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Date<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Topic <\/th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Friday, September 12
\n10:00AM<\/td>		Ashley A. Able, PhD<\/strong>
\nScientific Project Manager, Natera
\n
\nLakshmi Sundararajan, PhD<\/strong>
\nSenior Project Manager, Research and Technical Operations, Astellas Gene Therapies<\/td>		Project Management<\/a><\/td>Light Hall 214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, October 3
\n1:15PM<\/td>		Laurie VanderVeen, PhD <\/strong>
\nDirector, Gilead Sciences
\n
\nJoseph Manna, PhD<\/strong>
\nDirector, Head of DMPK, Delphia Therapeutics
\n
\nScott Daniels, PhD<\/strong>
\nSenior Vice President, Drug Discovery & Translational Sciences, Inotiv<\/td>		Drug Discovery and Development<\/a><\/td>Light Hall 202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, October 3
\n4:00PM<\/td>		Matt Windsor, PhD<\/strong>
\nSenior Manager of Media, Outreach & Communications at the Society for Neuroscience
\n
\nKatherine Windsor, PhD<\/strong>
\nDrug Substance Team Lead, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
\n<\/td>		Shaping science outside the lab: careers in scientific societies and government <\/a><\/td>Light Hall 202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, November 14
\n10:00AM<\/td>		Sareina Wu, PhD<\/strong>
\nFounder and CSO, GenomeFrontier Therapeutics, Inc. <\/td>		Therapeutic Startup<\/a><\/td>Light Hall 214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, December 5
\n10:00AM - 11:00AM<\/td>		Zaid Temrikar, MS, PhD<\/strong>
\nAssociate Director of Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology at EMD Serono Inc (Merck KGaA)<\/td>		Special Session: <\/em>Coffee Chat<\/a><\/td>Light Hall 415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday, December 11
\n10:00AM<\/td>		Barry Crawford, PhD<\/strong>
\nSenior Director, Quality Assurance and Compliance, Thermo Fisher Scientific
\n
\nTrenis Palmer, PhD<\/strong>
\nDirector Quality Assurance and Process Improvement, Valkyrie Clinical Trails<\/td>		Careers in Clinical Trials<\/a><\/td>Virtual (RSVP to receive Zoom link<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday, January 14
\n3:00PM<\/td>		Seema Sinha, PhD<\/strong>
\nDirector of Diagnostic Strategy, Labcorp<\/td>		Strategy & Operations <\/a><\/td>Virtual (RSVP to receive the Zoom link)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, March 6
\n10:00AM - 11:00AM<\/td>		Afrida Rahman-Enyart, PhD<\/strong>
\nSenior Marketing Manager<\/td>		Scientific Liaison and Marketing<\/a><\/td>Light Hall 208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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