Microbiome Series

ISB Virtual Microbiome Series

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....

Technical Skills

Learning and applying new technical skills has been a major priority throughout my career. These technical skills help me take my work to the next level analytically, creatively and operationally. In fact, I built this website myself using RStudio, Blogdown, Hugo, GitHub, Netlify and AWS. Feel free to check out my website repository here. My technical skills are listed below. Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate: In order to strengthen my skills as a data analyst, I recently completed the 8-course Google Data Analytics Certificate offered by Coursera– a rigorous, hands-on program that covers the entire scope of the data analysis process....

ISB, Town Hall Seattle, Matt Richtel, Immune System

The New Science of the Immune System

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....

February 10, 2022
ISB, Town Hall Seattle, Microbiome

The promise of the human microbiome

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....

November 4, 2021
ISB, Town Hall Seattle, Aging

Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity

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....

September 30, 2021
ISB, Town Hall Seattle, The Outdoor Scientist

The Outdoor Scientist: The Wonder of Observing the Natural World

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....

June 10, 2021
ISB, Town Hall Seattle, Aging

Why We Age—And Why We Don’t Have To

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....

April 15, 2021
ISB, Town Hall Seattle, Healthcare Post-COVID

How Will Healthcare Be Different After COVID?

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....

January 22, 2021