SPARK Speakers

Workforce Development

Kim Barrett, Ph.D.

Vice Dean for Research, Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology

UC Davis School of Medicine

Kim Barrett, Ph.D. Vice Dean for Research, Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology UC Davis School of Medicine

Jennifer Cogley, MBA

Director of External Communications

Bayer Healthcare, LLC
Jennifer Cogley, MBA Director of External Communications Bayer Healthcare, LLC

Patty Cooper

Moderator
Executive Director

California Biotechnology Foundation (CBF)
Patty Cooper Moderator
Executive Director California Biotechnology Foundation (CBF)

Mitzy De La Peña Medina

Director of Local Government Affairs, West

Bristol Myers Squibb
Mitzy De La Peña Medina Director of Local Government Affairs, West Bristol Myers Squibb

Stephen Falwell

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Education and Outreach Lead

UC Davis
Stephen Falwell Institutional Review Board (IRB) Education and Outreach Lead UC Davis

Ellen B. Fung, Ph.D., RD, CCD

Adjunct Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Pediatrics

UCSF
Ellen B. Fung, Ph.D., RD, CCD Adjunct Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Pediatrics UCSF

Billie Lianoglou, LCGC, MS

Genetic Program Coordinator, Surgery

UCSF

Billie Lianoglou, LCGC, MS Genetic Program Coordinator, Surgery UCSF

Catherine Schweppe, Ph.D.

Science Officer

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Catherine Schweppe, Ph.D. Science Officer California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Brian R. Shy, MD, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine

UCSF
Brian R. Shy, MD, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine UCSF

Jonathan Thomas, Ph.D.

President and CEO

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
Jonathan Thomas, Ph.D. President and CEO California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

David W. Killilea, Ph.D.

Program Manager, Summer Student Research Program, Department of Pediatrics

UCSF
David W. Killilea, Ph.D. Program Manager, Summer Student Research Program, Department of Pediatrics UCSF