Mohd Abukaf
Class of 2023
Employer: Quest Diagnostics
Title: Quality Control Scientist

Surabhi Bhatta
Class of 2023
Employer:
Title:

Sara Bolyard
Class of 2023
Employer: Illumina
Title: Quality Control Associate

Stella Buckley
Class of 2023
Employer:
Title:

Bridgette Burke
Class of 2023
Employer: PPD
Title: Associate Scientist, Small Molecules

Bhagyshri Chavan
Class of 2023
Employer: Macleods Pharmaceutical Ltd, Mumbai
Title: Research Associate

Ernie Dodd
Class of 2023
Employer:
Title:

Bret Duffin
Class of 2023
Employer: Morgridge Institute for Research
Title: Research Coordinator

Rebecca Fenske
Class of 2023
Employer: Labcorp Drug Development (formerly Covance)
Title: Principal Investigator

Yuxuan Gong
Class of 2023
Employer: Nanhua Amspring Biotechnology Company Ltd
Title: Stem Cell Technician

Robin Goy
Class of 2023
Employer: Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
Title: Associate Research Scientist

Advika Gupta
Class of 2023
Employer:
Title:

Jade Halverson
Class of 2023
Employer: Exact Sciences
Title: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Marisa Jingco
Class of 2023
Employer: Catalent
Title: Associate cGMP Biomanufacturing

Stacy Lin
Class of 2023
Employer: The Coating Place
Title: QC Analytical Chemist

Jessica Lutgen
Class of 2023
Employer: Kimberly-Clark
Title: Test Method Engineer

Medha Mahamuni
Class of 2023
Employer: Johnson & Johnson, Mumbai, India
Title: Research and Development Trainee

Nithya Mani
Class of 2023
Employer:
Title:

Connor McCord
Class of 2023
Employer: Exact Sciences
Title: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Karen Michel
Class of 2023
Employer: Advocate Aurora Health
Title: Manager of Translational Research

Aileen Murphy
Class of 2023
Employer: Exact Sciences
Title: Senior Associate Scientist

Elena Sandoval
Class of 2023
Employer: Labcorp Drug Development (formerly Covance)
Title: Supervisor, In-Life Operations - Drug Metabolism

Lena Spencer
Class of 2023
Employer: Labcorp Drug Development (formerly Covance)
Title: Study Coordinator

Kyle Studey
Class of 2023
Employer: PPD
Title: Scientist

Emily Torio
Class of 2023
Employer: Promega Corporation
Title: Research Scientist 2

Nathaniel Tull
Class of 2023
Employer: Kerry
Title: R&D Probiotic Technologist

Amanda Vang
Class of 2023
Employer: Scientific Protein Labs
Title: Associate QC Analyst

Ivan Asiimwe
Class of 2022
Employer: Genus IntelliGen
Title: Systems Technician

Andreas Endresen
Class of 2022

James Farmer
Class of 2022
Employer: Vascugen
Title: Research Associate

Samantha Foti
Class of 2022
Employer: Aldevron
Title: Scientist I, Quality Control

Melissa Freeman
Class of 2022
Employer: Genus IntelliGen
Title: Research Technician

What interested you to join the M.S. in Biotechnology Program?
"I want to further my career at Genus IntelliGen Technologies and develop my skill set by learning leadership and project management."

What do you hope to gain by completing the program?
"I want to learn project management skills I can eventually apply to leading my own team; patent law and how patents affect future developments; and business fundamentals that I can use within my biotechnology career."

Ashley Hallfrisch
Class of 2022
Employer: Catalent
Title: Assistant Scientist, Analytical Development

Celestine Kigen
Class of 2022
Employer: AveXis
Title: Bioprocess Engineer

Crystal Klas
Class of 2022
Employer: Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
Title: Associate Scientist II

Brian Lopez
Class of 2022
Employer: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Title: Sales Representative

Ilenn Lopez
Class of 2022
Title: Manufacturing Associate

Katie Meling
Class of 2022
Employer: Exact Sciences
Title: Lead Certified Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Joseph Mozuch
Class of 2022
Employer: Covance Laboratories
Title: Study Technician

Hai Nguyen
Class of 2022
Employer: MilliporeSigma
Title: cGMP Manufacturing Scientist

Eryn Opgenorth
Class of 2022
Employer: Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Title: Associate Microbiologist

Avni Patel
Class of 2022
Employer: Covance Laboratories
Title: Study Technician, Pathology

Luke Purtell
Class of 2022
Employer: Genus IntelliGen
Title: Research Technician

Sergio Romero
Class of 2022
Employer: Exact Sciences
Title: Business Integration Partner

Serge graduated with a master’s degree in Organizational Psychology at Columbia University after completing bachelor degrees in Economics, Chinese, and Asian Studies at UW-Madison. He also received his post-baccalaureate certificate in Stem Cell Technologies at Madison College. Serge currently is a business integration partner at Exact Science in the Organization Engineering Department where he leads and advises on major transformations and is active in helping to design a more change agile organization. Transformations include the following: M&A, brand transformation, organization design, integrating new functional areas, and enterprise system transformation (E.g. SAP and Epic).

Before joining Exact Sciences, Serge was a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton serving the federal markets and a managing consulting at IBM serving global clients undergoing digital transformations.

Serge is passionate about the many potential clinical applications of biotechnology. His goal with the program is to further his understanding of the science underlying biotechnologies and the complex environment in which they are regulated, produced, and commercialized.

Erich Scheidel
Class of 2022
Employer: JangoBio
Title: Lab Manager

Phillip Schneider
Class of 2022
Employer: UW-Madison, Dept of Medical History and Bioethics
Title: Research Assistant

Hannah Schopp
Class of 2022
Employer: Covance Laboratories
Title: Bioanalytical Chemistry Analyst

Randall Specht
Class of 2022
Employer: CAI
Title: Project Manager

Aidan Stuckert
Class of 2022
Employer: Genus IntelliGen
Title: Media Prep Technician

Alex Williams
Class of 2022
Employer: Covance Laboratories
Title: Study Technician