Dr. Ting Huang recently graduated with a Ph.D. from Dr. Olga Vitek’s lab at Northeastern University. Her research was focused on developing computational tools for biological mass spectrometry data. In this talk, Dr. Ting Huang shares basics of proteomics analyses and methods.
Dr. Uma Chandran serves as Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the Co-Director of Cancer Bioinformatics Services at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. In this talk, Dr. Uma Chandran shares basics of RNA-seq analyses techniques.
Dr. Alan Hirschman serves as Executive Director of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Medical Innovation, a multidisciplinary program involving faculty and students in the School of Engineering, School of Health Sciences, Schools of Business and Law, the Innovation Institute, and the Coulter Translational Partnership. His goal as an educator is to utilize his 30+ years of industrial experience while at the University of Pittsburgh to catalyze, promote, and champion the translation of technology into clinical applications benefiting the quality of healthcare delivery. In this talk, Dr. Hirschman shares basics of how to communicate a complex innovative idea effectively as a pitch.
Major General (retired) Brian Lein served over 30 years in the Army in positions ranging from a practicing general surgeon all the way up to Deputy Surgeon General of the Army and a variety of Command positions. MG (ret.) Lein’s notable career provides perspective through academic, practical, and military experiences. In this talk, MG (ret.) Lein gives his thoughts on leadership including the importance of integrity, forgiveness, and cultivating a positive work environment.