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2020 Virtual Career Blitz (archived content)

Thursday November 5th 2-5pm 

You can read more about the participating scientists by clicking on their LinkedIn URLs below, or click on the Questionnaire link by their names to open a file with 9 answered questions about their career path.

Click here to view the event timeline
with room assignments for all the visiting scientists.

Please note: All comments, recorded and not recorded, made by these visiting scientists reflect their own opinions and are not to be understood to represent the will or the opinions of their respective employers.

Presenters:

Medical and Science Writing | Audio Recording of Session

Brittany Eldridge, Cadent Medical Communications, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Manisit Das, MedThink SciCom, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Computational, Data science | Audio Recording of Session

Jennifer Israel, Sarepta Therapeutics, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Christian Douglas, Social and Scientific Systems, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Entrepreneur/CEO |Sorry, no recording available

Joe Ruiz, Enzerna Biosciences, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Devin Bridgen, SQZ Biotech, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Medical Science Liaison | Audio Recording of Session

Bailey Peck, Takeda | LinkedIn

Lonna Mollison, Myriad Neuroscience | LinkedIn

Virna Dapik, Amgen | LinkedIn

Contract Research Organization I | Audio Recording of Session

Jeanelle Posch IQVIA, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Carrie-Ann Gordon, IQVIA, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Ayoola Aboyade-Cole, Parexel | LinkedIn

Big Pharma R&D | Sorry, no recording available

Shalini Gupta, Amgen, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Derek Carbaugh, AskBIO | Linkedin

Industry Postdocs | Audio Recording of Session

Brian Castellano, Genentech, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Emel Adaligil, Genentech, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Regulatory Affairs | Audio Recording of Session

Rudy Fuentes, PSI CRO AG, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Kaitlin Morrison, Lineberger Cancer Center, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Kimberly Maxfield, FDA, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Contract Research Organization II | Audio Recording of Session

Paula Miliani de Marval, Charles River Labs , Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Grant Writer in Biotech | Audio Recording of Session

Ellen Weinzapfel, Epicypher, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Nick Trotta, Thornbridge Bio, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Venture Capital |Sorry, no recording available

Ben Scruggs, Hatteras Venture Capital, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Outreach/Communication | Audio Recording of Session

Liani Yirka, City of Raleigh, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Tom Cullen, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Sales and Business Development | Audio Recording of Session

Will Johnson, Takara, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Teaching Intensive Careers | Sorry, no recording available

Joan Roque-Pena, Westminster College, UT, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Liesl Jeffers Francis, NC A&T | LinkedIn

Biotech R&D |Sorry, no recording available

Erin Wilson, Relay Therapeutics, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Bom Praveschotinunt, Ginkgo Bioworks, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Aminah Wali, Q2, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Science Policy | Audio of Dr. Alicea-TorresAudio of Dr. Ashalla Freeman

Kevin Alicea-Torres, AAAS fellowship, Questionnaire | LinkedIn

Ashalla Freeman, UNC Chapel Hill | LinkedIn

Special thanks to the Career Blitz Planning Committee!  

  • Dominika Trzilova
  • Kunyu Qiu
  • Juanita Limas
  • Chad Lloyd
  • Martha Johnson
  • Melissa Graves
  • Megan Luedeman
  • Kira Heikes
  • Beka Layton
  • Patrick Brandt

When you see them please let them know their work to put on this event is greatly appreciated.