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The Rockefeller University
Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund Speaker Series Webinar
December 2, 2021
HOST
Karen Akinsanya, Ph.D.
EVP, Chief Biomedical Scientist, and Head of R&D
Schrödinger
Rockefeller University Trustee
PANELISTS
Leigh Baxt, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Biology
Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute
Jeanne Farrell, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
Office of Technology Transfer
The Rockefeller University
Jessica Hopfield, Ph.D. ’91
Healthcare Strategist and Investor
President, J Hopfield Consulting
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, Dr. Karen Akinsanya led a discussion with Dr. Leigh Baxt, Dr. Jeanne Farrell, and Dr. Jessica Hopfield about their unique perspectives within the translational ecosystem. The panelists shared their experience regarding their transition from the bench to their current positions outside of academia. The event included a Q&A with webinar participants.
The Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF) is designed to help ensure that every Rockefeller University scientist who wants to realize the therapeutic potential of her discoveries has the tools, support, and knowledge to do so. The fund will also amplify the potential of Rockefeller’s unique translational programs to reap therapeutic rewards. The WEF Speaker Series features leaders from biotech and pharma to talk directly with Rockefeller researchers.
For more information: https://www.rockefeller.edu/support-our-science/women-and-science/ws-entrepreneurship-fund/
The Rockefeller University
Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund Speaker Series Webinar
December 2, 2021
HOST
Karen Akinsanya, Ph.D.
EVP, Chief Biomedical Scientist, and Head of R&D
Schrödinger
Rockefeller University Trustee
PANELISTS
Leigh Baxt, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Biology
Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute
Jeanne Farrell, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
Office of Technology Transfer
The Rockefeller University
Jessica Hopfield, Ph.D. ’91
Healthcare Strategist and Investor
President, J Hopfield Consulting
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, Dr. Karen Akinsanya led a discussion with Dr. Leigh Baxt, Dr. Jeanne Farrell, and Dr. Jessica Hopfield about their unique perspectives within the translational ecosystem. The panelists shared their experience regarding their transition from the bench to their current positions outside of academia. The event included a Q&A with webinar participants.
The Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF) is designed to help ensure that every Rockefeller University scientist who wants to realize the therapeutic potential of her discoveries has the tools, support, and knowledge to do so. The fund will also amplify the potential of Rockefeller’s unique translational programs to reap therapeutic rewards. The WEF Speaker Series features leaders from biotech and pharma to talk directly with Rockefeller researchers.
For more information: https://www.rockefeller.edu/support-our-science/women-and-science/ws-entrepreneurship-fund/
