Archive: Career Pathways Communities

Spring 2020

The Spring 2020 CPC were facilitated by Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann and joined by the following professionals:

Research in Academia and Government (careers in this category):   Meeting Times: 10a.m.-12p.m. on May 4, May 20, and June 8
	Dr. Peter Chien, Director at Models to Medicine Center, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, UMass Amherst
	Dr. Michele Lemons, Assistant Professor, Assumption College
Research in Industry - Group A (careers in this category):  Meeting Times: 2-4p.m. on May 29; 3-5p.m. on June 8 and June 22
	Dr. Sagar Kathuria*, Principal Scientist, Sanofi Genzyme
	Dr. Deanna Navaroli Follit*, Senior Scientist II, AbbVie
Research in Industry - Group B (careers in this category):  Meeting Times: 3-5p.m. on May 21; 2:30-4:30p.m. on June 1; 10a.m.-12p.m. on June 19
	Dr. Caroline Duffy*, Bioprocess Scientist, Cytiva (formerly GE Life Sciences)
	Dr. Sally Trabucco*, Senior Manager, Product Development, Foundation Medicine
Policy, Legal & Regulatory Affairs (careers in this category): Meeting Times: 10a.m.-12p.m. on May 5; 1-3p.m. on May 14 and May 26
	Dr. Mikayla Thompson*, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, CMC, Biogen
	Dr. Chris Pickett, Director at Rescuing Biomedical Research
Science Education & Academic Administration Meeting Times: 10a.m.-12p.m. on May 14, May 28, and June 15
	Dr. Kristen Willems*, Assistant Professor, Regis College
	Dr. Sean Clarke, Communication Instructor & Biotech Liaison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Spring 2019

The Spring 2019 CPC were facilitated by Dr. Spencer Fenn and joined by the following professionals:

Research in Academia and Government (careers in this category): 
Meeting Times: 12-2 p.m. on April 4, May 2, and May 14

Dr. Glen Gallagher*, Division Director, Molecular Diagnostics and Virology, Massachusetts Department of Public Health


  Dr. Katie McMenimen, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Mount Holyoke College

Research in Industry (careers in this category): 
Meeting Times: 1-3 p.m. on April 22, May 6, and May 24
 Dr. Ceren Korkut*, Scientist, Biogen
 Dr. Yang Wang, Deputy Director (VP) of Product Discovery, MassBiologics

Academic and Research Administration (careers in this category): 
Meeting Times: 1-3 p.m. on April 8, 2-4 p.m. on May 2, and 1-3 p.m. on May 20

Dr. Rowena Grainger, STEM Fellowship Advisor/Health Research Program Advisor, UCONN
Dr. Milka Kostic, Program Director, Chemical Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Business and Commercial Development (careers in this category):
Meeting Times: 2:30-4:30 p.m. on April 11, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on April 23 and May 9

Dr. Susanna Bächle, Outreach Scientist & Strategic Partnership Manager, Addgene

Dr. Cynthia Hernit-Grant, Senior Director, Business Development, MassBiologics
Science Communication and Publishing (careers in this category):
Meeting Times: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on April 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 10 and May 31

Dr. Vivian Siegel, Lecturer in Science Communications, Dept. of Biology, MIT

 Dr. Christopher Van*, Senior Medical Writing Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Fall 2018

The Fall 2018 CPC were facilitated by Dr. Spencer Fenn and joined by the following professionals:

Research in Academia and Government (careers in this category):  
  Dr. Mitch McVey, Professor, Department of Biology, Tufts University
  Dr. Avi Rodal, Associate Professor of Biology, Brandeis University

Research in Industry (careers in this category): 
 Dr. Lauren Drouin, Scientist II in Analytical Development, Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.
 Dr. Colby Souders, Chief Technology Officer, Abveris, Inc.

Policy, Legal & Regulatory Affairs (careers in this category): 
 Ronit Prawer, Director - Eastern US, UK Science and Innovation Network, British Consulate Kim Wolfram, Director of Global Regulatory CMC, Biogen Inc.

Science Education & Outreach (careers in this category):

Dr. Megan Rokop, Associate Dean of the Honors College, UMass Boston

Spring 2018

The Spring 2018 CPC were facilitated by Dr. Spencer Fenn and joined by the following professionals:

Research in Academia and Government (careers in this category): 
  Dr. Ken Campellone*, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut
  Dr. Michelle Mondoux, Associate Professor of Biology, College of the Holy Cross

Research in Industry (careers in this category): 
 Dr. Kristin Krukenberg, Senior Scientist in Analytical Development, Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.
 Dr. William (Wes) Salomon*, Principal Scientist at Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.

Academic and Research Administration (careers in this category): 
 
Dr. Shoumita Dasgupta, Associate Professor of Medicine, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Director of Graduate Studies for Genetics and Genomics, Boston University

Dr. Julie Huang, Director of Research Administration, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School

Business and Commercial Development (careers in this category):

Dr. Jennifer Griffin*, Vice President, Industry Programs & Relations, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Dr. Cynthia Hernit-Grant, Senior Director, Business Development, MassBiologics

Science Communication and Publishing (careers in this category):
Dr. Kamna Aggarwal*, Senior Medical Writer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Dr. H. Craig Mak, Editor of Cell Systems

 * Denotes former UMMS student or postdoc