Panel Session: Careers and Collaborations with Industry
Feb 22: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
In this session, speakers will give a brief introduction about their career path, and the floor will be open for questions about how to transition or collaborate with industry, advice for considering start ups, and the differences between work in academic and industry settings. We’re excited to have four amazing speakers with brief bios outlined below.
Speakers:
Adrian Noriega de la Colina, CIHR fellow and Clinical Lead, Perceiv AI
Dr. Noriega de la Colina is a CIHR-Institute of Aging Research Fellow at the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University (The Neuro), focused in behavioural interventions in early Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular Cognitive Impairment populations. He is also the Clinical Lead at Perceiv AI, a precision medicine company specialized in forecasting disease progression for clinical trial optimization and improved patient care in neurodegenerative disorders.
Adrienne Crampton, Associate Director of Business Development, Health Brains, Healthy Lives
Adrienne Crampton graduated in 2021 from McGill University with a PhD in Rehabilitation Science (focusing on mild traumatic brain injury). Prior to this, she completed her Master’s degree in Sports Management from the University of Ottawa (’17) and her BSc in Kinesiology at McGill University (’15) while competing as a varsity athlete for the latter. Adrienne is a certified Quebec Innovation Consultant (accredited through the Conseil de L’innovation du Quebec) and has worked for both non-profit and for-profit organizations spanning various fields, such as kinesiology, human performance, neuroscience and brain health. Throughout her PhD, she developed a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as for creating conduits between research and industry. More specifically, Adrienne places a strong focus on leveraging her expertise and network to support impact-driven innovation. Adrienne is currently the Associate Director of Business Development at Health Brains, Healthy Lives.
Joy Guedia, Medical Science Liaison, Eli Lilly
Joy Guedia graduated from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in May 2015. She then went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship from 2015 - 2018 at the University of British Columbia. After deciding to pursue an industry career, Joy worked as a Scientist in the Assays development group at Zymeworks until Feb 2022. Joy then transitioned into Medical Affairs where she works as a Medical Science Liaison at Eli Lilly. Joy is happy to share how she transitioned from Academia to R&D in Biotech and then to Medical Affairs and her experience with the application process.
Randall Stafford, Senior Research Software Developer, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging
Randall received his MSc and PhD in Physics at the University of Calgary in 2006 and 2011, respectively. He has been involved in diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging for 20 years. He is currently a Senior Research Software Developer at Circle Cardiovascular Imaging in Calgary.
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