Kaja Wasik is an entrepreneur and a scientist dedicated to applying genomic and genetic studies to the benefit of global health. She is a co-founder and Chief Science Officer of a Biotech company, Variant Bio. Founded in 2018, Variant Bio focuses on identifying new therapeutic targets and developing therapies for globally unmet medical needs,...
Nancy Thornberry is the CEO of Kallyope, a biotech company focusing on therapeutic potential of the gut-brain axis. She is also a board member for Schrodinger, Intarcia and Denali Therapeutics. Thornberry received her BS in Chemistry and Biology in 1979 from Muhlenberg College. She then joined Merck Research Labs as a biochemist. She held...
Dr. Trudy G. Oliver is a Principal Investigator and Associate Professor in the Department of Oncological Sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She is also a Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) Endowed Chair in Cancer Research. Dr. Oliver’s research program focuses on investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms which underlie lung cancer...
Miriam B. Goodman is the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also a Professor in, and current Chair of, the Molecular & Cellular Biology Department. Her research focuses on the molecular events that give rise to the sensation of touch, temperature, and proprioception using caenorhabditis...
Wendy C. Newstetter is a learning and cognition scientist with a significant impact on engineering education. She is currently the Assistant Dean for Educational Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. During the past 20 years, she was embedded in the Biomedical Engineering department at Georgia Tech, where...
