Event
Biotech/Biomedical Webinar: Regeneron
February 18, 2021
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Join us for a webinar with Regeneron. This event is part of a new series of New York Tech webinars, showcasing prominent local biotech companies and highlighting their cutting-edge research activities. Ask questions and network with important industry decision makers and learn firsthand about exciting internships and job opportunities.
About Regeneron
Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases, including COVID. Their medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye disease, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, pain, and rare diseases.
Video and Panelist BiosPanelists
Benjamin Adams
Staff Engineer
benjamin.adams@regeneron.com
Prior to starting at Regeneron in 2010, Benjamin Adams earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Penn State. During his time at Regeneron, Ben has worked in process development, focusing on downstream purification of various biologics, and as a staff engineer, currently oversees a group responsible for the purification process development of gene therapy programs.
Brandy Bennett
Associate Director, Research Program Management
brandy.bennett@regeneron.com
Brandy Bennett, Ph.D., joined Regeneron in 2012 and now serves as co-head of the Research Program Management team. The RPM team is responsible for managing cross-functional teams and activities to align and drive research from discovery to therapeutics, delivering multiple drug candidates for first-in-human trials per year. Along with research senior management, Dr. Bennett is responsible for guiding the Regeneron research portfolio, aligning execution of research priorities, and facilitating forward-looking strategic planning activities. Prior to her current responsibilities, Dr. Bennett held roles working across all therapeutic areas in both research and development functions, including scientific writing & regulatory liaisons, and strategic program direction. Dr. Bennett received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from NYU School of Medicine, where she studied the molecular biology and host-pathogen interactions of the malaria parasite.
Jordan Leao
Lead Science Educator, Post Doc Program
jordan.leao@regeneron.com
Jordan Leao started at Regeneron in 2010 after earning a Masters in Public Administration from NYU Wagner. Since then, she has served in a number of roles within R&D, where she has helped establish several programs to foster scientific exchange and community service. Jordan is currently serving as lead science education coordinator, responsible for oversight of science education programming and outreach, including the high school mentorship program and coordination of the postdoctoral program, the annual Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation, and the “Regeneron Science to Medicine Forum,” the annual regional graduate student conference. Jordan is passionate about creating mentorship opportunities within the organization and through STEM outreach initiatives.
Carolyn Myers
University Relations, Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Regeneron
New York Tech Faculty Liaison:
Bryan Gibb, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biological and Chemical Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Bryan Gibb completed his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in the laboratory of Gregory D. Van Duyne and studied the molecular mechanisms of DNA recombination enzymes using biophysical, structural, and biochemical methods. His dissertation project focused on the site-specific DNA recombinase Cre, which is widely used as a tool in genome engineering.
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Questions? Contact the Office of Events & Conferences at events@nyit.edu.
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