About: I have been the Event Manager for ISB’s annual Systems Biology of Disease Summer Course since 2014, driving event strategy, technical production, and execution of the weeklong event. Interesting note: the use of R programming in this course is what sparked my interest in Data Analytics. The goal of the ISB summer course is to introduce the core concepts of systems biology and their application to systems biomedicine....
About: As Event Manager and Technical Director for ISB’s Virtual Microbiome Series, I led the event’s core organizing team, ran production operations, and was responsible for overall project management throughout the event’s lifecycle. 2021 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series 2020 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series Event Evolution During a Pandemic: “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” When ISB, along with the rest of the world, had to cancel all of our in-person events in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I saw an opportunity to try something novel....
About: I have been the Event Manager for ISB’s organizational offsite retreat for the past eight years, leading in development, production, and execution of the annual 160 person two day event. In 2014, I researched and visited venues across Washington State, presented my findings to ISB leadership, and orchestrated a radical move of the retreat from it’s long-time homes in the Hood Canal and Olympic Peninsula to Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, WA....
About: A symposium and party held in 2018 in honor of Dr. Lee Hood’s 80th birthday. Dr. Hood, a pioneer in the field of biotechnology and recipient of the National Medal of Science in 2011, is co-founder and chief strategy officer of ISB. Event Website Event Summary Symposium Videos (YouTube) As Event Manager, my scope included budget and stakeholder management, overall project management, vendor selection and negotiation, cross-functional collaboration with Communication, Development, Leadership and Scientific groups within ISB to ensure successful execution of event program....
About: ISB President and Professor Dr. Jim Heath joined bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter Matt Richtel in a virtual fireside chat. Richtel’s most recent nonfiction book ahead of this event was “An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System.” ISB and Town Hall Seattle have put on a number of virtual events focusing on a range of important scientific issues. As Event Manager, my responsibilities included talent booking, logistical production, speaker advancement and livestream execution....
About: The public extension of ISB’s 2021 Virtual Microbiome Series. The goal of this event was to raise awareness about an exciting field of research. More about the event and program here: Dr. Jack Gilbert on the State of the Microbiome Field. ISB and Town Hall Seattle have put on a number of virtual events focusing on a range of important scientific issues. As Event Manager, my responsibilities included talent booking, logistical production, speaker advancement and livestream execution....
About: A fireside chat between longevity and aging researcher Dr. Nir Barzilai and ISB Co-founder and Professor Dr. Lee Hood. More about the event and program here: Nir Barzilai on Health Span, Life Span and the New Science of Longevity. ISB and Town Hall Seattle have put on a number of virtual events focusing on a range of important scientific issues. As Event Manager, my responsibilities included talent booking, logistical production, speaker advancement and livestream execution....
About: Dr. Temple Grandin was the keynote speaker in this iteration of the ISB-Town Hall Seattle Science Series. Grandin discussed her book – “The Outdoor Scientist: The Wonder of Observing the Natural World” – and a variety of other topics. ISB President Dr. Jim Heath joined at the end of her talk for a wide ranging Q&A discussion. More about the event and program here: Dr. Temple Grandin and the Importance of Getting Kids Outside....
About: A fireside chat between Harvard Medical School professor and New York Times bestselling author Dr. David Sinclair and ISB Co-founder and Professor Dr. Lee Hood. Their wide ranging discussion covered the very latest in aging research. More about the event and program here: David Sinclair On Why We Age — And Why We Don’t Have To. ISB and Town Hall Seattle have put on a number of virtual events focusing on a range of important scientific issues....
About: A fireside chat between Providence President and CEO Dr. Rod Hochman and ISB President and Professor Dr. Jim Heath. Their hour-long discussion explored how healthcare and science will be different after COVID-19. More about the event and program here: How Will Healthcare and Scientific Research Be Different in a Post-Pandemic World?. ISB and Town Hall Seattle have put on a number of virtual events focusing on a range of important scientific issues....