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Selena Lorrey, PhD: Account Manager, Applied BioMath and Venture Philanthropy Fellow, The Sontag Foundation

Taylor Abele, PhD: Scientist III at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

Danielle Clark, PhD: Postdoctoral Associate / Anthony Filiano Lab, Duke University

Europe Doan, PhD: Research Scholar, Duke Integrative Immunobiology

Melissa Harnois, PhD: Research Scholar, Duke Integrative Immunobiology

Kaitlin Kiernan, PhD:  PhD Fellow, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

Ariana Mihai, PhD: Finishing research projects

Zekun "Charlie" Mu, PhD: Postdoctoral Associate, The Rockefeller University

Hsuan-Yuan (Sherry) Wang, PhD: Aspiring Translational Scientist/Immunology/Virology/Vaccinology

Sebastian Wellford, PhD: NIH Postdoctoral fellow, Pamela Schwartzberg lab

Hsin-I Huang, PhD: Postdoc at University of Utah

Eunchong Park, PhD Scientist, Early R&I, AstraZeneca

Morgan Parker, PhD: Postdoc in the lab of Maria Ciofani, Duke University

Jeremy Ratiu, PhD- Senior Scientist at Seraxis, Inc.

Jessica Shannon, PhD - Scientist, Early Respiratory & Immunology, AstraZeneca

Will Barclay, PhD - IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH

Laura Christian, PhD - Scientist II, Precision Biosciences, Durham, NC

Lindsay Dahora, PhDLaboratory Leadership Service Fellow at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Danielle Dauphars, PhD - Senior Scientist, Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Elizabeth Deerhake, MD/PhD - Hospital Resident, Yale School of Medicine

Jake Dockterman, MD/PhD - Resident, Beth Israel Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Joel Finney, PhD - Research Fellow, Harvard University

Billy Tomaszewski, PhD - Scientist III, Molecular Oncology, Genentech

Colleen McClean, MD, PhD - COVID-19 Emergent Research Coordinator, UNC-CH

Tinashe Nyanhete, PhD - Associate, Northpond Ventures

Jianxuan Wu, PhD - Research Scientist, Gilead Sciences

Shengjie Xu, PhD - Regulatory Medical Writer at Merck

Elizabeth Robins (formerly Wong), PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University

Joshua Wheaton, PhD - Senior Scientist, Amgen

Mark Dell'Aringa, PhD: Scientist II, BioAgilytix

Shiwei Chen, PhD: Research Fellow, Duke-NUS Medical School: Singapore, SG

Sumedha Roy, PhD:  Senior Scientist, Drug Development, Genentech

Saintedym Wills, PhDImmunologist | Technical Director at LabCorp

Ryan Meyerhoff, MD, PhD: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Resident at Duke University Hospital

Zach Carico, PhD: Senior Scientist, Tavros Therapeutics

Jie Liang, MD, PhD:  Senior Scientist, Roche China

Min-Nung Huang, MD, PhD: Principal Scientist, Regeneron

Katherine Bao, PhD - Clinical Scientist, Senior Scientific Lead, Loxo Oncology at Lilly

Siqi Liu, PhD - Principal Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb

Ioannis Kalampokis, MD, PhD, MPH - Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque

Kathleen Candando, PhD - Associate Director, Regulatory Strategy, Rho

Erik Lykken, PhD - Principal Scientist, Dyno Therapeutics

Alex Reynolds, PhD - Senior Global Marketing Manager, bioMérieux

Liang Chen, MD, PhD - Professor, Shanghai University

Matthew Zuberbuehler, MS - Technical Services/Coordinator, Epic Systems, Verona WI

Kuei-Ying Su, MD, PhD - Hospital Division Chief of Rheumatology and Immunology Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan

Matthew Kan, MD, PhD - Assistant Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, UCSF

Regina Lin, PhD - Associate Director Cell Therapies, Link Cell Therapies

Ian Belle, PhD - Scientist II, Precision Biosciences

Guang Yang, PhD - Partner, McKinsey & Company

Jacquelyn Lykken, PhD - PROSPR METRICS Data Coordinator, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Sarah O'Brien, PhD - Principal Scientist, Cancer Immunology & Immune Modulation, Boehringer Ingelheim

Elizabeth Wilcox Chan, PhD - Senior Science Advisor, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Chaoran Li, PhD - Assistant Professor, Emory University

Jia Li, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, SRI International

Yen-Yu Lin, MD, PhD - Attending Pathologist at Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital

Ashley Trama, PhD - Associate Vice President, Research and Development Program Management at Locus Biosciences, Inc.

Mingxiao He, PhD - Director, Bioprocessing and Manufacturing, Eureka Therapeutics, Inc.

Sruti Krishna, PhD - Principal Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Cepheid

Ian McLeod, PhD - Technical Sales Representative, STEMCELL Technologies

Emily O'Koren, PhD - Manager, Project Management, G1 Therapeutics, Inc.

Claudia Ou Yang, PhD - Director, Cell Therapy, BioNTech SE

Deirdre Fuller Saulet, PhDVP of Cancer Care, Carrum Health

Josh Mahlios, PhDSenior Product Marketing Manager, LevitasBio

Han-Yu Shih, PhDStadtman Investigator, Neuro-Immune Regulome Unit, NIH

Pilar Snowden, PhD:  Medical Director, GlaxoSmithKline

Eva Chung, PhDDirector, Translational Program Manager, R&ED Cross-Portfolio Strategic Integration, Bristol Myers Squibb

Alexis Dunkle, PhD:  Staff Scientist, Genentech

Claire Gordy, PhDTeaching Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, NCSU

Hrisavgi Kondilis-Mangum, PhDSenior Manager, QDI Professional Services, QIAGEN

Thomas O'Brien, PhDDirector - Global Strategic Partnerships, Danaher Life Sciences

Derek Cain, PhD:  Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke Human Vaccine Institute

David DiLillo, PhD:  Senior Director, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

T. Matthew Holl, PhDNA Government Key Account Manager, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

Jennifer Martinez, PhDLegal Fellow with the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at the O'Neill Institute at Georgetown Law

Mariana Chuck Nelson, PhDDirector, US Medical Affairs, AbbVie

Trisha Novy, PhDVice President Medical Affairs, Dynavax Technologies

Ana Sanchez, PhD:  VP of Research and Development, Locus Biosciences

Ashley St. John, PhDAssociate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School

Kaifeng Lisa Lin, PhD, CLP:  Senior Licensing Manager, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Heather Pua, MD, PhD:  Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Mary Elizabeth Jones-Mason, PhD:  Deceased

Shudan Shen, JD, PhD:  Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP

David Zidar, MD, PhDInterventional Cardiologist, Translational Immunologist, Case Western Reserve University

Yu-Hsun (Jason) Chen, PhDSenior Web Growth Manager (CRO Conversion Rate Optimizer), Web Strategist, New Relic, Inc

Jingquan Jia, MD, PhD: GI Medical Oncologist, Duke University Cancer Center

Michael Quigley, PhDCo-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at Stealth Biotech Startup and Venture Partner, SV Health Investors

Ryan Schlimgen, PhD:  Senior Director of Biosafety, Mass General Brigham

Iratxe Abarrategui, PhDAssociate Director, Medical Publications, Aptitude Health

Ivan Dzhagalov, PhD:  Associate Professor, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan 

Chia-Lin Hsu, PhD:  Associate Professor, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

Anne Lai, PhDAssociate Director, Research and Development, Shattuck Labs

Chenghu Liu, PhD:  Associate Professor, Nankai University School of Medicine, Tianjin, China

Feifei Liu, PhD:  Associate Professor, Nankai University, China

Yan Liu, MD, PhD, RPVI, FACCDirector of Cardio-Oncology Service Line/Associate Professor of Medicine, at Ascension Texas/UT Austin Dell Medical School and Director of Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Seton Northwest

Charlene Prazma, PhDSenior Medical Lead, Specialty Pipeline, US Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline

Jason Wojciechowski, PhDFounder & CEO, Atomik and CEO, Podcast Host and Lead Speaker/Trainer, Lifeonaire

Surapong Koonpaew, PhDResearcher, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Bangkok

Adam Lazorchak, PhDDirector, In Vivo & Translational Biology, Be Biopharma

Annette Jackson, PhD:  Associate Professor in Surgery, Associate Professor in Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University School of Medicine

Nu Zhang, PhD:  Associate Professor, UT Health Science Center San Antonio

Marco Davila, MD, PhD:  Senior Vice President, Translational Research, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Erin Janssen, MD, PhDDivision Director, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical School

Yen-Rei (Andrea) Yu, MD, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University

Deborah Ruhl, PhD:  Deceased

Shaza Fadel, PhDAssistant Professor at Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Steven Greenbaum, PhDSenior Project Manager, Aperio Clinical Outcomes

Kaiyong Yang, PhD:  Senior Director, Jecho Laboratories

Brenda Faiola, PhD:  Senior Director, Nonclinical Development, Rho

Duane Mitchell, MD, PhDPhyllis Kottler Friedman Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, State of Florida Endowed Chair of Cancer Research, Co-Director, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy and Director, UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, University of Florida

Joanne Panus, PhD:  Deceased

L. Elizabeth Budde, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, City of Hope Medical Center

Zhibin Chen, MD, PhDProfessor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director of Graduate Program in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami

David Driver, PhDExecutive Director Global Regulatory Affairs, Team Leader - Oncology Therapeutic Group, GSK

Shu Lin, MD, PhDAssociate Professor of Surgery, Assistant Research Professor in Immunology, and Associate Professor in Pathology, Duke University

Paul Yu, MD, PhDDirector, Cardiovascular Research Center at Mass General; Charles and Elizabeth Sanders Endowed Chair, Harvard Medical School; Co-Founder, Keros Therapeutics

Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhDFormer President & CEO at Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Elahe Mostaghel, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Lili Tu, PhD:  Professor, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China 

Marc Levesque, MD, PhDVice President, Immunology Discovery and MRL Cambridge Site Head, Merck

Xiao-Ping Zhong, PhD: Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Integrative Immunobiology, and Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Claire Aldridge, PhDChief Strategy Officer, Form Bio

Jennifer Brogdon, PhDHead of Cell & Gene Therapies, Immuno-Oncology & Hematology at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

Joseph Brewer, PhDDepartment Chair for Biomedical Sciences, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)

Jeffrey Melnick, MD, PhD:  Physician in Pathology, St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield MO 

Annika Sanfridson, PhD:  Principal Scientist, Cantagria AB, Lund, Sweden