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Board Alumni

Gary McDowell, PhD

Gary McDowell, PhD

Board Alumnus , FoR Founder, and Executive Director (2016 - 2019)

CEO and Founder, Lightoller LLC, Chicago, IL

Jessica Polka, PhD

Jessica Polka, PhD

Board Alumna, FoR Founder, and President (2018 - 2020)

Director, ASAPBio

Sarah Mazzilli, PhD

Sarah Mazzilli, PhD

Board Alumna, FoR Founder, and Treasurer (2016 - 2018)

Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA

David Riglar, PhD

David Riglar, PhD

Board Alumnus (2016 - 2019)

Sir Henry Dale Research Fellow, Imperial College London, UK

Patricia Goodwin, PhD

Patricia Goodwin, PhD

Board Alumna and Clerk (2016 - 2018)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA

Kearney Gunsalus, PhD

Kearney Gunsalus, PhD

Board Alumna (2016 - 2019)

Assistant Professor Siena College, NY

Kristin Krukenberg, PhD

Kristin Krukenberg, PhD

Board Alumna (2016 - 2017

Analytical Scientist, Shire, Lexington, MA

 

Kyle Dolan, PhD

Kyle Dolan, PhD

Board Alumnus (2016 - 2017)

Head of Science and Innovation (Chicago), UK Science & Innovation Network

 

Yelena Bernadskaya, PhD

Yelena Bernadskaya, PhD

Board Alumna (2016 - 2018)

Postdoctoral Researcher New York University, New York, NY

Sonia Hall, PhD

Sonia Hall, PhD

Board Alumna (2017 - 2019)

Director of Engagement and Development, Genetics Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA

Harinder Singh, PhD

Harinder Singh, PhD

Board Alumnus (2017 - 2021)

Program Director, Graduate Professional Success in STEM (GPS-STEM), University of California, Irvin

 

Sarah Junco Wong, PhD

Sarah Junco Wong, PhD

Board Alumna (2017 - 2019)

Science Assistant, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan

Calvin N. Ho, PhD

Calvin N. Ho, PhD

Board Alumnus (2017 - 2019)

Manager, Patient Centered Science, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD

 

Emma Alme, PhD

Emma Alme, PhD

Board Alumna (2020- 2021)

ASHG Policy Fellow, Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC Washington, D.C.

Rodoniki Athanasiadou, PhD

Rodoniki Athanasiadou, PhD

Board Alumna (2016 - 2017)

Data Scientist, H2O.ai,

New York and Mountain View

Nicole Parker, PhD

Nicole Parker, PhD

Board Alumna (2017 - 2021)

Science Policy Analyst, Ripple Effect Communications, Rockville, MD

Rebeccah Lijek, PhD

Rebeccah Lijek, PhD

Board Alumna and Clerk (2016 - 2017)

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Mount Holyoke College

 

Erica Walsh-Michel, PhD

Erica Walsh-Michel, PhD

Board Alumna (2016 - 2018)

Senior Scientist, Pharmacology, Merck, MA

Adriana Bankston, PhD

Adriana Bankston, PhD

Board Alumna (2017 - 2021)

Principal Legislative Analyst, University of California Office of Federal Governmental Relations, Washington, DC

Teon Brooks, PhD

Teon Brooks, PhD

Board Alumnus (2017 - 2018)

Data Scientist, Mozilla, Brooklyn, NY

Zach Farrow, PhD

Zach Farrow, PhD

Board Alumnus (2017 - 2019)

Field Application Specialist, Fluidigm Corporation, Sand Diego, CA

 

Vincent Boudreau, PhD

Vincent Boudreau, PhD

Board Alumnus (2018 - 2020)

Post-doctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco

Liz Moore, PhD

Liz Moore, PhD

Board Alumna (2020 - 2021)

Project Manager, Health Communications, CISCRP Boston, MA