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