Career Speakers by Degree

Sarah Connolly, PhD, MPH Links to an external site.

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsconnolly/ Links to an external site.
• Education: UF, BS Microbiology & Cell Science; Emory, Masters Public Health; Emory, PhD Immunology & Molecular Pathogenesis
• Experiential Learning: Undergrad Lab TA, Internships, Study Abroad, Postdoc
• Government Lab: CDC
• Industry: Aarcher, IQVIA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-j-smith-b137b9177/ Links to an external site.

"3...2...1...Blast Off! Bacteria in Space!"

• Education: Princeton, B.A. Ecology and Evolutionary; Univ. of Washington, Biology, PhD Biology
• Experiential Learning: NASA graduate internship; National Outdoor Leadership School
• Government Lab: NASA
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Phil Geis, PhD Links to an external site.

• • Education: University of Texas, BS and PhD Microbiology
  • Government: U.S. Army
  • Industry: Proctor and Gamble

Stephanie Martin, PhD Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-martin-ph-d-50a36a5/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: UF, BS Materials Science & Engineering; Univ. of Washington, PhD Bioengineering 
  • Experiential Learning: University Lab Research Programs, Intern, Academic Fellow
  • Career: Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Austin Mogen, PhD Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinmogen/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: UF BS and PhD, Microbiology and Cell Science
  • Experiential Learning: Clinic volunteer, Undergrad RA, ASM student presenter
  • Career: Brammer Bio, Corning

Lourdes Norman-McKay, PhD Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-mckay/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: UF, BS Microbiology and Cell Science;  Penn State, PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Career: Professor, Author, Policy Advisor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-cook-phd-ccrp/Links to an external site.

• Education: Justus Liebig Univ. (Germany) BS Nutritional Science; Martin Luther Univ. of Halle-Wittenberg, Masters & PhD in Applied Sports Psychology
• Certification: Clinical Research Professional, Society of Clinical Research Associates (CRA)
• Pharma: Johnson & Johnson, Clinical Technical Writer; MSD Sharp & Dohme, Pharma Representative
• Biotech Entrepreneurial: Profusa, Clinical Research Associate
• NGO: Institute of Diabetes POWER2DM Project, Study Director

Patrick Thiaville, PhD Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickthiaville/ Links to an external site.

  • Education: Southeastern Louisiana Univ., BS Microbiology; UF/Paris-Sud Univ. PhD Genetics

  • Experiential Learning: Chateaubriand Fellowship (French Embassy), Grad Asst., Post-doc
  • MedTech Startups: NeXtGen Biologics, Captozyme, Arranta
  • Corporate Leadership: ThermoFisher / Patheon

Junia Jean-Gilles Beaubrun, PhD Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/junia-jean-gilles-06667b31/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: BS Rollins, PhD Microbiology, Howard Univ.
  • Experiential Learning: FDA internship
  • Military: U.S. Army Medical Command Europe
  • Government: FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Andree George, PhD Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/andree-george-9416bb7b/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: BS Biology, UF; PhD Soil and Water Science, UF
  • Experiential Learning: Am. Society of Microbiology, USDA-NIFA Predoc Fellow, Graduate student mentoring
  • Government: U.S. Dept. Agriculture (USDA)
  • International Business: Fyffes

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-fanara-phd-95646b12/ Links to an external site.

• https://www.instagram.com/inspectorplanet/?hl=en Links to an external site.

• Education: BS. Masters, and PhD, Environmental Engineering, UF
• Government Labs: NOAA Coastal Modeling Portfolio Manager
• Nonprofit Research Institute: Mote Marine, Manager Environmental Health Research Program
• Entrepreneur: Inspector Planet, Environmental Education Media

Monika Oli ePortfolio: https://www.monikaoli.com/ Links to an external site.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-oli-22949698/ Links to an external site.

• Education: BS University of Ediburgh, M.S. Mississippi State, PhD Univ. of Alabama Birmingham; M.S. Entreprenureship, UF
• Entrepreneurial Company: Banyan Biomarkers
• Academia: UF Master Lecturer & Undergraduate Coordinator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-zaragoza-ph-d-8bb43012/ Links to an external site.

"You are what you eat?"

• Education: UF, BS & Masters Microbiology and Cell Science; UF PhD Microbial Ecology
• Experiential Learning: Undergrad research UF, NSF graduate research fellow
• Government: USDA-Food Safety in Inspection Service (FSIS), Microbiology Branch Chief
• Industry: Johnson & Johnson / Vistakon, Customer Service and Chemical Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-jakubzick-462836a5/ Links to an external site.

• Education: UF, Microbiology; Univ. of Michigan, PhD Immunology; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Post-doc
• Experiential Learning: Penn State, summer research program
• Academia: Dartmouth, Assoc. Professor; Univ. of Colorado, Assoc. Professor
• NGO: National Jewish Health

Dr. Erin Kreinest Links to an external site.

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-kreinest-790b2333/ Links to an external site.
• Education: B.S. Microbiology, Bowling Green; Ph.D. Immunology, UF; PostDoc, Medical Univ. of South Carolina
• Medical Affairs: Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Ascendis Pharma

Bryn Tolchinsky, MS Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryn-tolchinsky/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: UF, BS & Masters Microbiology and Cell Science
  • Experiential Learning: Undergrad research UF CURBS, Grad TA, Intern
  • Industry: ThermoFisher, Elanco

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-knox-95a23945/Links to an external site.

• Education: UF, BS Environmental Science; UF Masters, Microbiology and Cell Science
• Continuing Education: Duke Executive Education, Drug Development, Reimbursement, & Regulation
• Pharmaceutical: Eli Lilly, Sr. Sales Representative
• Government: Florida Office of Policy & Budget, Sr. Govt. Analyst; Florida Health & Human Services (HHS), Policy Chief

Jackie Nagy, MPH, CIC Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaquelynn/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: UF, BS Microbiology, MPH Epidemiology
  • Experiential Learning: Grad research assistant, Florida Health intern
  • Government: Florida Health, epidemiologist
  • Healthcare: HCA Florida Blake Hospital

Kenny Yeh, MS Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-yeh-1048842/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: BS Microbiology, Univ. of Maryland; MS Microbiology, Clemson
  • Experiential Learning: Student athlete, Undergrad Estuarian Lab
  • Industry- Business Development, Sales: MRI Global, ICx Technologies (Teledyne), Idaho Technology (BioFire Defense)
  • Industry- Technical: Sabre Technical Services, Myriad Genetics
  • Military: U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground

Anthea Sabol Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthea-sabol-03a482230/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: AA/AS Medical Technology, Eastern FL State College; BS Biology, UF
  • Hospital Labs: UF Health Shands Microbiology Lab, BioReference Laboratories
  • Job Postings: https://shands.careers.ufhealth.org/ClinLab/ Links to an external site.

Zoe Sorlien Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-sorlien-graves-7a853a114/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: BSBA, Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Talent Recruiting Agency: Actalent

Tzyy (T.J.) Hsu Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzyy-hsu-407b13179/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: BS Biology, UF
  • Talent Recruiting Agency: Actalent

• Actalent Career Recruiting Services: https://www.actalentservices.com/ Links to an external site.

Supreet Kaur Links to an external site.

• • https://www.linkedin.com/in/supreet-kaur-a375bb196/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: BASc. Microbiology and Cell Science, UF
  • Experiential Learning: Teaching Assistant
  • Military: U.S. Army Veterinary Food Inspector, Geospatial Intelligence Imagery
  • Industry: Anheuser-Busch

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thu-kim/ Links to an external site.

• Education: B.S. Microbiology and Cell Science, UF
• Pharmaceutical Industry: Immunology Research Associate, Infectious Disease- Moderna

https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-irby-5580a91b8/ Links to an external site.

• Education: B.S. Microbiology and Cell Science, Bioinformatics, UF; PhD candidate Microbiology, Georgia Tech
• Government Agency: Research Associate and Internship Coordinator, NASA Ames Research Center

• Weaver Gaines. JD Links to an external site.
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/whgaines/ Links to an external site.
  • Education: Dartmouth, BS Philosophy, University of Virginia School of Law, JD
  • NGO: BioFlorida, Florida Research Consortium, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
  • Entrepreneurial Ventures: Evern Technologies, OBMedical Company, Nanotherapeutics, Americas Biotech Distributor, Ixion Biotechnology