Seminar Schedule
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"