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Pathways to Regenerative Medicine Careers

The availability of a skilled, technical workforce for regenerative medicine research, clinical translation, and scaled manufacturing is crucial to this rapidly expanding field. This webinar showcases various perspectives from young professionals entering the field to veteran workers continuing their professional development to leaders of industry tasked with recruitment and retention. Hear about the different paths these panelists have taken in their regenerative medicine careers and their advice to others.

Topics

  • Introduction to Educational and Professional Development Programs in Regenerative Medicine
  • Transitioning from Student to Working Professional
  • Employee Development Pathways
  • Employer Perspectives
 
 

Speakers:

Gary Martin Green - Assistant Professor and Chief Workforce Development Officer, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Bill Woodruff - Professor Emeritus, Biotechnology, Alamance Community College

Russ H. Read, CPP(LERN), MA - Executive Director,  Nat. Ctr. Biotechnology Workforce at Forsyth Technical Community College

Darren H. M. Hickerson, MS, MDiv - Associate Director, Manufacturing Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Joan Schanck, MPA- Chief Education Program Officer,  Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Jill J. Keith, PhD - Professor of Biochemistry and Interim Director of the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Center, Winston-Salem State University

Timothy Lutz - Senior Vice President Manufacturing,  ProKidney, LLC

Kimberly Pearson - Human Resource Director, Andersen Products, Inc

Katie Benson, BA - Technician, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Justin Campbell - MCB Graduate Student, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Program at Wake Forest University

Yosauri Fernandez Figuereo - Research Laboratory Technician II, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Jennie Chambers Smith - Process Development Technician II, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Kristina Stumpf - Research Technician lll, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Elisabeth Willard - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine