Chalk Talks

Currently, Chalk Talks are open to CBTE Fellows only. However, we do occasionally open them to the wider Pratt School of Engineering community.

Spring 2023

February 2023 

Caroline Rhim, Ph.D.
Founder & Principal Consultant, Evera Regulatory Advisors, LLC
Topic: Duke Alumni Conversation- Regulatory Careers

Amanda Randles, Ph.D.
Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Duke University
Topic: Career Journey, Advice, and Work/Life Balance

FALL 2022

November 

Marco Weinberg, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research, AskBio
Topic: Industry Career Advice

October 

Kendra Congdon, Ph.D.
Director of Preclinical Translation, Tune Therapeutics
Topic: Industry Career Advice 

September 

Pranam Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Co-Founder, UbiquiTx
Co-Founder, Gameto
Topic: Industry & Academia Career Advice and Current Research Projects

Spring 2022

April 

Dave Ousterout, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), Locus Biosciences Inc.
Topic: Career Advice & General Discussion

February 

Kseniya Simpson, Ph.D.
Associate, Hatteras Venture Partners
Topic: Consulting & Working in VC

Fall 2021

November

Kelli Luginbuhl, Ph.D. 
Co-Founder and CEO at Isolere Bio, Inc.
Topic: Duke Alumni Conversation- Startups and Industry

October

Suzana Vallejo-Heligon, Ph.D. 
Senior Director, Strategy and Operations, Go-To-Market, IQVIA
Topic: Alumni Conversation- Healthcare Consulting

Eric Wagner, Ph.D., JD
Director, Legal Affairs, Duke Translation & Commercialization (OTC)
Topic: Patent Law

Spring 2021

May

Charlie Gersbach, Ph.D. 
Director, Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE)
Topic: Discussion on Industry & Patents

March

Jaydeep Srimani, Ph.D. 
Associate Scientific Director
Takeda
Topic: Alumni Conversation- Career Pathways in Industry

February

Tony Kulesa, Ph.D. and Jaye Goldstein
Founder & Partner, and Head of Program
Petri
Topic: Petri Overview and Opportunities

Fall 2020

November

Brittany Davis, Ph.D.
Head, External Medical Funding & Collaborations
UCB
Topic: Alumni Conversation- The World of Medical Affairs

October

Christina Trojel-Hansen, Ph.D.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Arch Ventures
Topic: Journey Through Biotech

September

Inga Deakin, Ph.D.
Mentor-in-Residence & Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Duke New Ventures & Department of Biomedical Engineering
Topic: Venture Capital

Spring 2020

May

Ami Kabadi, Ph.D.
Founding Scientist, Element Genomics
Topic: Becoming a Scientist in Industry: Big Pharma vs Biotech Start-Ups

March

Jason Smith, Ph.D.
Director, Life Sciences at IP Group
Topic: Alumni Conversation

February

Uri Lopatin, MD
Visiting Partner, Y Combinator
Topic: Y Combinator Bio Tour

Fall 2019

December

Jeni Reininga-Craven, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies
Topic: Alternative Career Paths

November

Nina Vogt, Ph.D.
Senior Editor, Nature Methods Journal
Topic: Career Choice: Life as an Editor

Spring 2019

April

Brian Murphy, Ph.D.
Director, Bioprocess Development
Celgene
Topic: CAR-T Manufacturing

March

Richard Pasquinelli, Ph.D.
Director, Grifols
Topic: Overview of Grifols

Craig Duvall, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University
Topic: Careers in Higher Education

February

Richard N. Schicho, Ph.D.
Director, Manufacturing Sciences
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Limited
Topic: "Takeda Pharmaceuticals Limited" and "How I Got Here: A Short History of my 25 Years in the Biopharmaceutical Industry"

Fall 2018

October

Stephanie Yarborough and Bella Di Hierro
Associate Engineer in Process Development
Genentech
Topic: Genentech Overview and Opportunities

November

Eric E. Monson, Ph.D.
Data Visualization Analyst
Duke Data and Visualization Services
Topic: The Unlikely Librarian's Approach to Visualization

Spring 2018

May

Eric Johnson, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, Senior Research Scientist
RTI International
Topic: Careers in the Nonprofit Sector for Researchers

March

Sansun Yeh, Ph.D. and Eric Wagner, Ph.D. (Duke University)
Associate
Michael Best & Friedriech
Topic: The process of final patents on your inventions at Duke

Fall 2017

November

Kristen Kulinowski, Ph.D.
Board Member
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Topic: Just a Typical Science Career

Fall 2016

September

Zorina Galis, Ph.D.
Chief, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Branch
National Institutes of Health
Topic: Building a Great Biomedical Career: Many Options within your Reach

October

Jessica Sarah Williams, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
Topic: Life as a Beach Scientist in Academia vs. Government

Natalie Wisniewski, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
Profusa, Inc.
Topic: TBD

November

Oliver Chao, Ph.D.
Head, Emerging Biomedical Sciences
Sanofi-Paris
Topic: Precision Medicine