Name: Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by BRET Career Development
Duration: 17 min 28 s
Description: Dr. Steven Damo, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Life and Physical Sciences at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, TN. Dr. Damo tells us about his path since his time as a Vanderbilt postdoctoral fellow and how his faculty role has him wearing many hats.

There is no typical day for co-founder and CEO of Infinimmune Wyatt McDonnell, PhD. Dive in to the whatnots and to-dos of starting and maintaining a company in this episode.&nbsp;

Co-Founding a Startup with Wyatt McDonnell, PhD

Dr. Bojana Jovanovic is quite familiar with the Beyond the Lab series. She stepped in for the intro and logo at the launch of this series! Now, she is the Senior Scientific Lead, Clinical Biomarker Development at Eli Lilly|Loxo Oncology. We catch up about her path and current role, as well as how important the Molecular Medicine program was to her time at Vanderbilt.&nbsp;

Industry Scientist with Bojana Jovanovic, PhD

Going the "industry" route doesn't always mean Big Pharma! Learn from alumna Léolène Carrington, PhD, what it is like to work for a smaller company and how your love of science and learning can dictate your career.&nbsp; &nbsp;

BioTherapeutics Scientist with Léolène Jean Carrington, PhD

Dr. Jeff Bylund, PhD, knew he enjoyed talking about science but he didn't want to continue at the bench. Join us for a laugh and a good career exploration discussion about Dr. Bylund's career ventures after his time training at Vanderbilt.

Business Development in Industry with Jeff Bylund, PhD

Is management consulting right for you? Dr. Courtney Copeland, PhD, tells her story about the pivot from biomedical science PhD to a management consultant!

Management Consulting with Courtney Copeland, PhD

A love of food, creative scientist Jake Brown, PhD, found a way to combine his educational background with his long-term interests, now serving as a Product Development Scientist with Mars Petcare.&nbsp;

Product Development with Jacob Brown, PhD

After a fellowship with the FDA in regulatory, Dr. Todd Townsend, PhD, shares his path to his current role as the Regional Medical Scientific Director, Cardiovascular &amp; Metabolism at Merck.&nbsp;

Regional Medical Scientific Director with Todd Townsend, PhD

After a successful internship with Health Research in Action, Lindsay Redman Rivera used her experience to pivot to a full-time position. She discusses what she learned during her PhD training as well as shares her approach to the two-body-opportunity.

Senior Grants Officer, Consultant with Lindsay Redman Rivera, PhD

Dr. Justine Sinnaeve, PhD, is an Associate Scientific Director at Ashfield MedComms and tells us about her experience graduating during COVID and how she utilized that time to work freelance before launching into her SciComm/Medical Writing role.&nbsp;

Scientific Communication with Justine Sinnaeve, PhD

Dr. Amicia Elliott always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. But on the path, she collected tools for her entrepreneur toolkit to get her to where she is today: PhD training, tech transfer, government research, postdoc fellowship. Now she is the Product Director with Form Bio. Hear about all the steps in her path on the last episode of Season 7.&nbsp;

Product Management and Entrepreneurship with Amicia Elliott, PhD

Dr. Steven Damo, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Life and Physical Sciences at Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville, TN. Dr. Damo tells us about his path since his time as a Vanderbilt postdoctoral fellow and how his faculty role has him wearing many hats.

Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

BRET Career Development

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