The individuals listed within each subcategory below have volunteered to serve as mentors at the Mentoring Breakfast. Review the mentors’ biographies to determine who you would like to talk with during the event and come prepared with questions.
Academia
Richard Gemeinhart, Ph.D., University of Illinois Chicago
Patrick J. Sinko, Ph.D., R.Ph., FAAPS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Consultant
Stefanie Pluschkell, InScope Coaching & Consulting
CRO/CMO
Anahita Keyhani, Ph.D., Altasciences
Zhiyang Zhao, Ph.D., Alliance Pharma
Government
Shraddha Thakkar, Ph.D., U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Non-Profit
Tina Morris, Ph.D., AAPS
Pharma –Large
Lakshmi S. Amaravadi, Ph.D., Boston Pharmaceuticals
Annette Bak, Ph.D., M.B.A., FAAPS, AstraZeneca
Tapan Das, Ph.D., FAAPS, Bristol Myers Squibb
Grace Okoh, Ph.D., Merck Research Laboratories
Cynthia A. Oksanen, Ph.D., Pfizer
Gopi Shankar, Ph.D., M.B.A., FAAPS, Janssen R&D LLC (Johnson & Johnson)
Faye Vazvaei-Smith, M.S., Merck & Co. Inc.
Saurabh Wadhwa, Ph.D., Johnson and Johnson
Pharma – Medium
Suraj Dhungana, Ph.D., M.B.A., Waters Corporation
Satish Singh, Ph.D., FAAPS, Moderna Therapeutics
Pharma – Small