ASBMB Virtual Career Expo
The ASBMB Career Expo aims to highlight the diversity of career choices available to modern biomedical researchers. No matter your career stage, this virtual event will provide a plethora of career options for you to explore while simultaneously connecting you with knowledgeable professionals in these careers.
Each 60-minute session will focus on a different career path and will feature breakout rooms with a range of professionals in those paths. Attendees can choose to meet in a small group with a single professional for the entire session or move freely between breakout rooms to sample advice from multiple professionals.
Sessions will feature the following five sectors: industry, government, science communication, science policy, and other.
Speakers
Government careers (11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Eastern)
Brandon Anjuwon–Foster
Regulatory Review Scientist,
Edgardo Falc贸n–Morales
Program Director,
Kellyann Jones–Jamtgaard
Biological Sciences Specialist,
Mufeng Li
Scientific Review Officer,
Alexandra (Alex) O'Sick
Staff Scientist,
Science policy careers (12:15–1:15 p.m. Eastern)
Ryan Bixenmann
Senior Science Officer,
Yasmeen Hussain
Program Officer,
Chris Pickett
Senior Science Policy Analyst,
Jacqueline Robinson–Hamm
Senior Science Policy Analyst,
Victoria Schneider
Global Health R&D Program Manager,
Tomoko Steen
Director of Biomedical Science Policy and Advocacy,
Melody Tan
Legislative Assistant, Office of
Science communication careers (1:30–2:30 p.m. Eastern)
Brian Davis
Communications Manager,
Arti Dumbrepatil
Freelance Science Writer
Sarah Ellinwood
Managing Editor,
Joanna Kotloski
Director of Marketing and Communications,
Chris Pe帽a
Associate Director of Content Strategy,
Flavian Stokker
Scientific Managing Editor,
Albert Yen
Associate Medical Writer,
Other careers (2:45–3:45 p.m. Eastern)
Erika Dahl
Lead Consultant,
Andrew Hebbeler
Principal Assistant Director for Health and Life Science,
Mike Hinton
Market Intelligence Manager,
Tom Kiselak
Patent Agent,
Purnima Padmanabhan
Research Scientist,
Evelin Young
Lead, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs,
Industry careers (4–5 p.m. Eastern)
Tamica Collins
Regional Medical Scientist,
Ian Harwood
Senior Global Product Manager,
Dawn Hayward
Regulatory Affairs Manager,
Ben Leadem
Clinical Scientist,
Crystal Mendoza
Scientist,
Melissa Ruggiero
Study Director,
Kimberly Toops
Regional Sales Manager,
