Past Speakers

Fall 2007

"Science Education Outreach: Bridging the Research and Education Communities" Maureen Munn, Ph.D. Scientific Outreach Coordinator, UW Department of Genome Sciences
"Careers in Science: The Long and Winding Road" Elisa Eiseman, Ph.D. Senior Natural Scientist, RAND Corporation
"In and Out of the Biotech Industry" Reitha Weeks, Ph.D. Resident Scientist, Northwest Association for Biomedical Research

Spring 2007

"Using Molecular Biology within a Natural Resources Agency" Linda Rhodes, Ph.D. National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA "Taking a scientific approach to the classroom: Transferring lab skills to educational consulting" Jennie Dorman, Ph.D., Senior Consultant UW Center for Instructional Development and Research
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Winter 2007

"Life After Thesis: The Advantages of Teaching at an Independent High School" Caryn Abrey Ph.D., Stephen Fisher Ph.D., Thomas Artiss Ph.D. & James Kellog Ph.D. Science Faculty, The Lakeside School, Seattle, WA "From fruit flies to floras: my journey from J-wing to Nature's Treasure House" Karen E. James, Ph.D. Dept. of Botany, The Natural History Museum, London, U.K. " Sustainable Sciences Institute: A Global Science Collaborative " Christine Rousseau, Ph.D. Sustainable Sciences Institute, San Francisco, CA
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Fall 2006

"Highlights of Criminalistics and Crime Scene Investigation at the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory" JoAnne Marzowski, Ph.D., Forensic Scientist WSP Crime Laboratory "Stem Cells, Hollywood and My Career in Public Affairs" Shane Smith , Ph.D., Science Policy and Communications Consultant Shane Smith Consulting, San Francisco, CA "The ABCs of Biotech Careers: Academic Alternatives, Biotechnology Options and Corporate Science" Linda Zuckerman, Ph.D., Associate Director, Bioanalytical R & D (BARD) and Mechanistic Pharmacology Zymogenetics, Inc., Seattle, WA
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Spring 2006

"Suds is Serious Science " Charlie Bamforth, Ph.D., DSc., Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science, Department of Food Science and Technology, U.C. Davis "Managing Federal Science: A Guide for the Perplexed " David Klurfield, Ph.D., National Program Leader, Human Nutrition, USDA Agriculture Research Service "Life Sciences Research: The New Frontier for High-Tech Companies " Bree Mitchell, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Biomedical Life Sciences Division, Intel, Corp.
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Winter 2006

"Technology Transfer: Disseminating Discovery Science to Improve Medicine " Michael Manion, Ph.D., Office of Industry Relations and Technology Transfer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center "Science Photography " Darlyne Ann Murawski, Ph.D. Science Photographer/Artist "Living by the Pen, not the Pipette" Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D., Associate Editor, Analytical Chemistry and Journal of Proteome Research, American Chemical Society
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Fall 2005

"Opportunities in the Medical Device Industry and How to Reach Them" Asha S. Nayak, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Principal Medical and Scientific Advisor Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, CA "Alternative Careers for Bioscience Ph.D.s " Michael King, Ph.D., Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Medicine, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R & D, LLC, Raritan, NJ "From Science To Law: Opportunities and Pitfalls " Douglas Bradley, Ph.D., J.D.; Senior Attorney Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC, Seattle, WA
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Spring 2005

"The Realities of Forensic Chemistry and DNA Analysis" Gary Shutler, Ph.D. & David Northrop, Ph.D. Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Division "Networking Your Way into Non-Traditional Careers" Wendy Law, Ph.D. Scientific Liason, National Cancer Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Winter 2005

"Translating Lab Experience into the Business World" Beth Etscheid, Ph.D. Director of Licensing, Washington Research Foundation "When Worlds Collide: Science Journalism" Ricki Lewis, Ph.D. Science Writer
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Fall 2004

[ Wednesday, October 20th, 2004 ] Careers in Undergraduate Education Jennifer Loertscher, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Seattle University [ Wednesday, November 10th, 2004 ] Business Development in the Biotech Industry Davin Dillon , Ph.D. Director, Program Management; Corixa Corporation [ Wednesday, December 15th, 2004 ] From Government Postdoc to Medical Science Liaison Melissa Rhodes, Ph.D. Erimos Pharmaceutical
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Spring 2004

Careers in Publishing
David Crotty, Ph.D.
Editor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Careers at "Think Tanks"
Michele Garfinkel, Ph.D.
Project Coordinator, The Center for the Advancement of Genomics

Careers in Global Health
Peter Small, M.D. and Douglas Holtzman, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officers, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Winter 2004

Careers in Research for the Developing World
Melinda Moree, Ph.D.
Director of the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, PATH

The Real X files:
A CIA Scientist
Careers for Ph.D.s at the "Agency"

Careers in Science Policy
Albert Teich, Ph.D.
Director, Science and Policy Programs, AAAS

Careers as a Venture Capitalist
Patricia Beckmann Ph.D.
Venture Capitalist, Vulcan Capital

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Fall 2003

Biotechnology Start-Up and Management
Ronald A. Hitzeman,
President, Genotypes, Inc.

Careers in Educational Program Management
Clarissa Dirks,
Program Coordinator, Howard Hughes Undergraduate Programs, UW

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Spring 2003

Industry vs. Academia: A Panel of scientists who have done both!
Nancy Haigwood, Shiu-lok Hu and Jerry Cangelosi, Ph.D.s
UW faculty, http://www.washington.edu

Federal Science Policy: How Scientists Shape the Debate
Michelle Grifka, Ph.D.
West Coast Coordinator, Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy, http://www.jscpp.org

Science Museum Careers
Karen Kalumuck, Ph.D.
Staff Biologist, The San Francisco Exploratorium, http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Careers in Science Editing
Robert M. Frederickson, Ph.D.
Editor, Molecular Therapy, View Journal

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Winter 2003

Careers in Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs
Erica Jonlin, Ph.D.
Clinical Research Administrator, University of Washington

Careers in Science Policy
Sam Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Princeton University & former Congressional Advisor

Careers in Writing
Kathy Barker, Ph.D.,
Author of: At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator

Careers Intellectual Property Law
William Christiansen, Ph.D., J.D.
Senior Attorney, Seed Intellectual Property Law Group

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Fall 2002

Science Education Careers
Mary Vail, Ph.D. and Wendy Law, Ph.D.
Program Manager/Teaching Scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow, Science Education Partnership, FHCRC

Grant Writing and Development Careers
Laura Streichert, Ph.D.
Development Officer, Seattle Biomedical Research Center

Careers in the Computer Industry
Shelly Farnham, Ph.D.
Researcher, Virtual Worlds Group, Microsoft Research

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Spring 2002

Getting an Academic Position
A Panel of New UW Professors
Shared job search advice and their experiences as new faculty.
A videotape of the seminar is now available in the HS Library Course Reserves labeled "Biological Sciences PhD Seminar: Getting an Academic Position"

Getting an Academic Position Panel Members:
Sue Biggins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Carolyn Friedman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Nephi Stella, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Leo Pallanck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Genome Sciences

David Perkel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Zoology and Otolaryngology

Science Publishing
Paula Kiberstis, Ph.D. Senior Genetics Editor of Science

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Winter 2002

Environmental Careers
Mary Ruckelshaus, Ph.D.
Research Associate at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Science Outreach Careers
Ethan Allen, Ph.D.
Director of Education Outreach, Institute for Systems Biology

Careers in Science Broadcasting
Jennifer Callahan, Ph.D.
Production Assistant at NOVA

Teaching at a Liberal Arts College
Stephen Arch, Ph.D
Professor of Biology at Reed College

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Fall 2001

Business Strategy
Nicholas Abbott, Ph.D.
Director of Business Strategy at Immunex

Science Writing
Carol Kaesuk Yoon, Ph.D.
Contract Writer for the New York Times

Careers in Museums
Sharon Birks, Ph.D.
Collection Manager for the Burke Museum

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Spring 2001

Science Policy
Mark Frankel, Ph.D.
Director of the Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program, AAAS

Business Development in Biotech
Charlie Hart, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, ZymoGenetics

Careers at NIH
Alan Willard, Ph.D
Director of Review, NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Biotechnology Research
Steve Bain, Ph.D.
Executive VP and Chief Scientific Officer SkeleTech, Inc

Teaching at a Liberal Arts University
Cindy Fitch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology, Seattle Pacific University

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Winter 2001

Winter quarter funding came from the Biological Structure Department and the Neurobiology and Behavior Program.

Biological Software Development
Todd Smith, Ph.D.
President, Geospiza (Biological Software Development)

Careers in Technology Transfer
Jane Biddle, Ph.D.
Technology Transfer Consultant, Washington Biotechnology Foundation

Careers in Public Health
Deborah Burgess, Ph.D.
Public Health, PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)

Science Education
Nancy Hutchison, Ph.D.
Director, Science Education Partnership

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Fall 2000

Careers in the Biotech Industry
Elidh Williamson, Ph.D.
Immunex

Educational Outreach in a Science Museum
Dennis Schatz
Vice President, Pacific Science Center

Secondary Education: Teaching and Textbooks
Kristina Peterson, Ph.D.
Teacher at Lakeside High School

Teaching at a Community College
Michael Boyle, Ph.D.
Instructor, Seattle Central Community College

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