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This week Michelle and I returned virtually to our alma mater, The University of Pennsylvania. We were excited to share our experiences working in the pharmaceutical industry with biomedical graduate students. We were joined by Dara Reeves, Sr. Scientist at Janssen, to chat with members of the Ernest E. Just Biomedical Society. This group "aims to serve the general academic, social and professional needs of the biomedical community, with an emphasis on the retention of underrepresented PhD students."

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Earlier this week, I visited the University of Pennsylvania as a speaker in the Public Health Certificate Program's seminar series. The students in this program are doctoral students interested in merging their primary research interests in the biomedical fields with public health.

Having learned about my biomedical science background and transition to epidemiology, the director of the program asked me to share my career path with the students.

Oftentimes, students rarely get a glimpse of what happens in industry, so I really relished the opportunity to share how public health skills could be put to work in pharma.

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