Training Opportunities to Augment Learning (TOTAL)


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Spring 2024 Career Panels

(additional events listed in TOTAL app)

  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAREER EXPLORATION PANELS

Sponsored by the Program in Biomedical Sciences and BU’s BEST

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February 28, 2024  from 10 – 11:50 a.m.

Introduction to science policy and science policy panel discussion

Lecturer
Ms. Jennifer Grodsky; BU Vice President for Federal Relations


Panelists
Dr. Stephen Decina; Environmental Policy Specialist, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Naomi Webber; Senior Principal, Lewis-Burke Associates
Dr. Carrie D. Wolinetz; Principal, Lewis-Burke Associates

Moderator
Dr. Barbara Schreiber; Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Associate Professor of Biochemistry


March 20, 2024  from 10 – 11:50 a.m.

Biomedical careers in academia panel discussion

Panelists
Dr. Karen Bottenfield; Senior Academic Program Manager, Oral Health Sciences Master’s Program, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Dr. Matthew Gagne; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
Dr. Sarah Mazzilli; Assistant Professor of Medicine; BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Dr. Elizabeth Zulick; Vice Chancellor, Northeastern University

Moderator
Dr. Barbara Schreiber; Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Associate Professor of Biochemistry


April 10, 2024  from 10 – 11:50 a.m.

A variety of biomedical careers panel discussion

Panelists
Dr. Bethany Hannafon; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Dr. Ariana Harris; Patent Attorney, Foley Hoag LLP
Dr. Diane Lebo; Patent Agent, Lathrop GPM LLP
Dr. Kiana Mahdaviani; Associate Director, Translational Research Program, Boston Medical Center
Dr. Emily Nelson, Senior Scientist, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
 

Moderator
Dr. Barbara Schreiber; Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Associate Professor of Biochemistry


April 24, 2024  from 10 – 11:50 a.m.

Biomedical careers in industry panel discussion

Panelists
Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle; CEO, Ixcela, Inc.; Founder & Executive Director, Science from Scientists
Dr. Kathryn Kern Jamison; Associate Medical Director, US Neurology Medical Affairs, Eisai US
Dr. Jeffrey Kuniholm; Scientist, Visterra Inc.
Dr. Kathleen Tumelty; Principal Scientist at Pioneering Medicines, Flagship Pioneering

Moderator
Dr. Barbara Schreiber; Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Associate Professor of Biochemistry