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Community Empowerment Fuels Economic Growth

jennifer portillo | 2026 Pivot 314 Fellowship Cohort

washington university school of medicine-dbbs

phd candidate molecular cell biology

EXPECTED graduation 2028

Deciding what career to pursue is not always clear. Sometimes, this uncertainty comes from being unaware of the possibilities available …

By Maria Bruns
Maria Bruns Assistant Director, Internships & Experiential Learning
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Sequences That Shouldn’t Exist: Automating Assay Design for Blood Cancer Monitoring

david o’leary | 2026 Pivot 314 Fellowship Cohort

Phd CANDIDATE in cancer biology, division of biology & biomedical sciences, washu

EXPECTED graduation 2029

Personalized medicine has been at the forefront of academic and industry science ever since the human genome was …

By Maria Bruns
Maria Bruns Assistant Director, Internships & Experiential Learning
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WashU CNX Alumni Connections

Andy Daniel, PhD

Alumni
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, San Francisco
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Kaushik Jayaram, MBA, PhD

Alumni
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Marketing Instructor and Research Assistant University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
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Rachael Wagner, PhD

Alumni
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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Robert L. DeSonier Jr., PhD

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  • Lansdale, PA
  • Director Of Process Engineering IPS-Integrated Project Services, LLC
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Joseph Frank, PhD CCP GWCCM

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  • St. Louis, MO
  • Adjunct Instructor / Lecturer Fontbonne University
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Don Haut, PhD

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  • Boston, MA
  • Board of Directors Aspect Biosciences
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Sharon D. James, PhD, CFA

Alumni
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Professor of Practice in Strategy Washington University in St. Louis
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Jenna Krizan, PhD

Alumni
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Technical Editor SCIEX
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