Olga-Lucia Gamboa Arana, PhD, is a Cognitive Neuroscientist, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Coach, Mindfulness and Dance teacher.

Lauren Harte-Hargrove, PhD, is Associate Director of Research at CURE Epilepsy, working in project and grants management for the patient advocacy group.

Cami Ryan, PhD, is a public sector researcher currently working as the Social and Behavioral Sciences Lead for Regulatory Scientific Affairs at Bayer Crop Science.

Gaëlle Batot, PhD, works in a position that combines project management with elements of science communication at the Epilepsy Therapy Screening Program Contract Site at the University of Utah. She describes how her academic path led to this role and where it might lead in the future.

Mary O’Reilly, PhD, is a Scientific Illustrator & Designer at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Yuri Klyachkin, PhD, is a science communicator and industry professional currently working as the Medical Director of Global Medical Affairs at Amgen.

Shubo Chakrabarti, PhD, is an industry professional currently working in Germany as a Science Gateways Strategist at MathWorks.

Donna Shaw, PhD, is the Assistant Director of Life Sciences Licensing at UC San Diego’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization, a technology transfer resource connecting academic researchers with the business realm.

Jenna Gallegos, PhD, is a science communicator who is currently working as a Digital Marketing Manager at Samba Scientific.

Carolyn Ptak, PhD, is a Genomics Program Manager and Quality Assurance Lead at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.

Melissa Galinato PhD, is a public health educator and researcher working as an Epidemiologist for the County of San Diego.

Victoria Steffes, PhD, is a science communicator currently working as a Research Development Specialist at UC Berkeley within their College of Engineering.

Amanda Preske, PhD, is the owner of Circuit Breaker Labs, which transforms broken electronics into handcrafted jewelry, accessories, and gift items.

Glenn Watson, PhD, is a Medical Science Liaison currently working at LivaNova on their Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy® System for drug-resistant epilepsy.

Yilan Shi, MS, is the CEO and co-founder of the company Simply Independent Inc., a venture-backed software startup operating out of the Launch Factory incubator in San Diego.