Mark your calendars!

Please visit the Featured Speakers page for past and upcoming speaker biographies and diversity statements. This page will be updated as speakers are added.

Speakers for 2024: On February 27, 2024, Dr. Ucaine Scarlett (biotech venture capitalist; https://mpmcapital.com/team/uciane-scarlett-ph-d/)  DEI biomedical career seminar series. This will be a virtual event.  More information to follow.

Thank you to all of our past speakers!

February 27, 2024 - Ucaine Scarlett, Ph.D. (industry)

• Sharing her journey from immunologist to venture capitalist, Dr. Scarlett's open discussion was insightful. 

July 19, 2023 - Luz Cumba Garcia, Ph.D. (industry)

• Talk Title: "From Immunologist to Science Communicator and Policy Advocate: My Journey Through Science" 

August 16, 2022 - Kimberly Perez, Ph.D. (industry)

June 22, 2021 - Asem I. Abdulahad, PhD (academia)

• Talk title: "Everyone's Path is Different...Pursuing an Academic Career in Materials Science"

May 25, 2021 - Shaniece Theodore, PhD (government / policy analyst)

• Talk title: "Building Future Public Health Leaders: My Journey to a Career in Workforce Development"

January 19, 2021 - Brian Castellano, PhD (industry / scientific outreach)

• Talk title: "Signaling Pathways for Cellular Growth and Personal Development"

June 2, 2020 - Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD (science communication / education)

• • Talk title: "Science Communication to Make Science More Equitable and Inclusive"

May 19, 2020 - Edwin S. Flores, PhD, JD (intellectual property law)

• • Talk title: "My path to becoming a patent attorney, and beyond"

February 25, 2020 - Shelina Ramnarine, PhD (biotech / medical affairs)

• • Talk title: "People, Opportunity, and Intrapreneurship – My Journey to and through Corporate America "

June 25, 2019 - Timothy Gondré-Lewis, PhD (academia / government)

• Talk title: "From Academic Research to Government Service: A Personal Journey"

April 16, 2019 - Rosemarie Figueroa, PhD (engineering-based consulting)

• Talk title: "Applying Human Factors Science to the Investigation of Unbelievable Failures"

March 26, 2019 - Shana Hardy, PhD (regulatory affairs / government)

• Talk title: "Is It Safe To Proceed: My journey to a career in regulatory affairs"

March 4, 2019 - Eloy Ortiz Oakley, MBA (education)

• Talk title: "Risk & Courage – Pursuing a Career Path with Impact"

February 19, 2019 - Lana Saleh, PhD (industry)

• Talk title: "What is it like to be a scientist at New England Biolabs?"

November 13, 2018 - Marta González-Hernández, PhD (industry)

• Talk title: "Biotech Scientists as Education Liaisons" 

August 10, 2018 - Bryan Wilson, PhD, MBA (medical affairs / industry)

• Talk title: "STEM Leading Edge: The Importance of Developing A Scientific Executive Mindset"

June 19, 2018 - Natasha Brooks, PhD (medical writing)

• Talk title: "Navigating the unexpected"

April 24, 2018 - Leah Hubbard, PhD (government)

• Talk title: "Navigating a Career in Science Administration"

March 13, 2018 - Alissa Armstrong, PhD (teaching)

• Talk title: "The journey to investigating how fat tissue communicates nutritional information to the ovary"

February 20, 2018 - Tonya Webb, PhD (academia)

• Talk title: "Connecting the Dots: My Journey to the Field of Cancer Immunotherapy"