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Profiles of Selected Alumni

Current as of 2024

Teerawat Wiwatpanit, PhD

Teerawat Wiwatpanit, PhD

Grad Year: 2018
Advisor: García-Añoveros, Jaime
Current Position: Principal Investigator and Research Fellow, Medical Innovation Development and Assessment Support, Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

Julia MacKenzie, PhD, MPH

Julia MacKenzie, PhD, MPH

Grad Year: 2010
Advisor: Longnecker, Richard
Current Position: Chief Programs Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Current as of 2023

Jaime Symowicz, PhD

Jaime Symowicz, PhD

Grad Year: 2007
Advisor: Stack, Sharon
Current Position: Director of Educational Strategy and Content , Med IQ

Miles Fuller, PhD

Miles Fuller, PhD

Grad Year: 2016
Advisor: Layden, Brian
Current Position: Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Sarah Kerns, PhD, MPH

Sarah Kerns, PhD, MPH

Grad Year: 2007
Advisor: McGarry, Thomas
Current Position: Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Current as of 2022

Yvonne Wu, PhD

Yvonne Wu, PhD

Grad Year: 2009
Advisor: Jones, Jonathan
Current Position: North America Regulatory Affairs Leader, Oncology, Janssen Research & Development

Stephanie Rangel, PhD

Stephanie Rangel, PhD

Grad Year: 2014
Advisor: Hauser, Alan
Current Position: Associate Professor/ Director of Clinical Trials Unit, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Current as of 2021

Derrick McCarthy, PhD

Derrick McCarthy, PhD

Grad Year: 2013
Advisor: Miller, Stephen
Current Position: Associate Director of Platform Enhancements, TCR2 Therapeutics

Elena Brin, PhD

Elena Brin, PhD

Grad Year: 2002
Advisor: Leis, Jonathan
Current Position: Chief Scientific Officer, Athae Bio

Finola Moore, PhD

Finola Moore, PhD

Grad Year: 2010
Advisor: Kiyokawa, Hiroaki
Current Position: Director of Pipeline Research, Immune Oncology, Catamaran Bio

Samuel McBrayer, PhD

Samuel McBrayer, PhD

Grad Year: 2012
Advisor: Rosen, Steven
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

Jennifer Hobbs, PhD

Jennifer Hobbs, PhD

Grad Year: 2006
Advisor: Rundell, Mary
Current Position: University Secretary and Senior Vice President for Administration and Chief of Staff, The New School

Current as of 2020

Luisa Hiller, PhD

Luisa Hiller, PhD

Grad Year: 2005
Advisor: Haldar
Current Position: Eberly Family Career Development Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Current as of 2019

Alexandra Vrazo, PhD, MPH

Alexandra Vrazo, PhD, MPH

Grad Year: 2012
Advisor: Longnecker
Current Position: Senior HIV/AIDS Clinical Services Advisor, USAID, The Global Health Fellows Program II/ The Public Health Institute

Nehal Gosalia, PhD

Nehal Gosalia, PhD

Grad Year: 2014
Advisor: Harris
Current Position: Associate Director of Genetics, RTW Investments

Scott Baker, PhD

Scott Baker, PhD

Grad Year: 1996
Advisor: Jones
Current Position: Lead Biologist, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Current as of 2018

Ian Mehr, PhD, MBA

Ian Mehr, PhD, MBA

Grad Year: 1998
Advisor: Seifert
Current Position: Head of US Business Development, Kowa Company

Christina Cordero, PhD, MPH

Christina Cordero, PhD, MPH

Grad Year: 2006
Advisor: Satchell
Current Position: Project Director, The Joint Commission

Alyson Fuller, JD, PhD

Alyson Fuller, JD, PhD

Grad Year: 2006
Advisor: Kim, B.S.
Current Position: Vice President of Intellectual Property, Prolacta Bioscience

Shanthi Ganeshan, PhD

Shanthi Ganeshan, PhD

Grad Year: 1997
Advisor: Wolinsky
Current Position: Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs, Glaxo Smith Kline

Sheila Chari, PhD

Sheila Chari, PhD

Grad Year: 2009
Advisor: Winandy
Current Position: Editor in Chief, Cell Stem Cell

Current as of 2017

Derek Applewhite, PhD

Derek Applewhite, PhD

Grad Year: 2007
Advisor: Borisy
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Reed College

Mark Merchant, PhD

Mark Merchant, PhD

Grad Year: 2001
Advisor: Longnecker
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Genentech

Margaret Ruesch, PhD

Margaret Ruesch, PhD

Grad Year: 1998
Advisor: Laimins
Current Position: Vice President, Pfizer

James Dolan, PhD

James Dolan, PhD

Grad Year: 2008
Advisor: Leis
Current Position: Director, Navigant

Daniel Foltz, PhD

Daniel Foltz, PhD

Grad Year: 2001
Advisor: Nye
Current Position: Associate Professor, Northwestern University

Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH

Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH

Grad Year: 2002
Advisor: Seifert
Current Position: Professor, Vanderbilt University

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