Explore Baltimore Sciences
Local experts will come together to discuss current and future breakthroughs from Baltimore's sciences community. What needs to happen to continue to grow this thriving community? What challenges are facing researchers, entrepreneurs and the institutions that support them?
Agenda
- 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Registration & Networking
- 5:00 - 5:10 PM | Welcome Remarks - Jane Shaab, Senior Vice President and Executive Director, University of Maryland BioPark
- 5:10 - 5:20 PM | Lightning Talk #1 with Camilo Vanegas and Elizabeth Weingartner, Nanobernetics
- 5:20 - 5:30 PM | Lightning Talk #2 with Rahul Kaliki, CEO, Infinite Biomedical Technologies, LLC.
- 5:30 - 5:40 PM | Lightning Talk #3 with Dr. Qingsong Zhu, Chief Operating Officer, Insilico Medicine, Inc.
- 5:40 - 6:30 PM | Panel Discussion
- Smitha Gopal, CEO, Rendia
- Russell T. Hill, Ph.D. Director, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology and Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
- Dr. Rob Kulathinal, Evolutionary Genomicist, Temple University
- Dr. Michael O. Willis, Vice President and Business Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Stick around afterwards for the Sciences Happy Hour!
Speakers
Russell Hill
Russell T. Hill, Ph.D. Director, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. and Professor,…
Jane Shaab
Jane Shaab serves as Assistant Vice President for Economic Development, University of Maryland,…
Camilo Vanegas
Camilo grew up in Columbia, Maryland and attended the ARL Biotechnology career academy which…
Elizabeth Weingartner
Elizabeth is a PhD candidate in the Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program…
Rob Kulathinal
Dr. Rob Kulathinal is an evolutionary genomicist at Temple University. His lab studies how rapid…
Smitha Gopal
Smitha Gopal is the CEO of Rendia, a Baltimore company that creates visual patient education…
Qingsong Zhu
Dr. Qingsong Zhu is the Chief Operating Officer of Insilico Medicine, Inc. and is responsible for…
Dr. Michael O. Willis
Dr. Michael O. Willis is an internationally recognized business executive and management…
