Career Connections

Hear from scientific professionals who share how they became interested in science and describe their different paths to biotech.

Ting Lin

Time management, project management, people management, scientific literacy, medical writing, strategic thinking, strategic planning—these are all…

Michele Suleiman was always a good student and in honors classes. It wasn’t until freshman biology class and the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) with…

When she was just a freshman in high school, Kim Barbato had a transformative experience. She was one of the first students to participate in the…

Kerry Weinberg’s diverse career has spanned biology, computer science, teaching, and business administration. Now head of data science for Digital…

While completing his Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics at the University of South Florida, Hamed Mirzaei had a mission – to bring a fuller…

For David Hansen, learning how to work with others has been his single greatest asset in navigating a technical career. Now Executive Director of…

Sung Chang never dreamed he would end up in the biotech industry. “If I look back, it was a fortunate set of events that happened, but I never…

Becky Pferdehirt knew she wanted to be a scientist ever since her high school biology class. Seeing a DNA band move through agarose gel got her…