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Co-Founder and CEO of MiDoc, Inc. Dr. Linda X. Wu, DO, MBA is the co-founder and CEO of MiDoc Inc., a medical device startup that taps into the third dimension of telehealth, the physical exam. Dr. Wu started out as a systems design and human factors engineer before pursuing osteopathic medicine (DO) from the Chicago […]

Director of New Ventures, Washington University Office of Technology Dr. Karen Gheesling Mullis has 30 plus years of experience in academic and pharmaceutical R&D and serves as Director of New Ventures, in the Washington University in St. Louis Office of Technology Management.  She worked in the biotech startup space first as a Venture Partner, President […]

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine; Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Amptify Nancy Tye-Murray is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine and the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Amptify (parent company clEAR). Capitalizing on her expertise in hearing loss and aural rehabilitation, Tye-Murray […]

Founder and CEO, Top Tutors for Us Angelica Harris recently graduated from WashU earning three degrees. She holds a Master’s in Computer Science, as well as two undergraduate degrees: one in Finance from the Olin Business School and the other in Computer Science from the McKelvey School of Engineering.   In the fall of 2022, Angelica […]

Founding General Partner, THENA Capital Meet Tatum Getty (WashU ’04), who has helped shape the health and wellness sector in both the USA and the UK through marketing, public relations, sales, and brand management positions with companies such as SoulCycle, Barry’s Bootcamp, and Tonal. Today she is an investor, having co-founded the venture capital fund […]

Emily is a PhD student in the Marketing department at Olin Business School. She studies consumer behavior and more specifically, how human beings make decisions. She is interested in understanding human behaviors and the human mind and hopes to bring forth positive changes to society. 

Mona Jawad is a PhD student in Speech and Hearing Science with a focus on applied computation. With her bioengineering background, she seeks to use machine learning to create new clinical tools and investigate patterns in audiological data. The founder of a social enterprise for deaf learners, she is also passionate about improving educational opportunities […]

Stacey Chen is a PhD student in the Movement Science PhD program housed within the Department of Physical Therapy. She graduated from University of Evansville in 2015 with a degree in Athletic Training. While pursuing her clinical degree, she concurrently worked in a biomechanics laboratory to better understand mechanisms related to musculoskeletal pain. As she […]

Alexis Rivera is pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. She graduated summa cum laude from Hendrix College with a BA in Physics in 2020. While at Hendrix College, she was a mentor for the Increasing Retention and Inclusion in STEM program, which provided resources and community for students in demographics that are underrepresented in STEM. […]

Samuel Naranjo Rincón, originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, is a Computational and Data Science PhD student with research interests in large-scale brain architecture and temporal dynamics of functional neural connections. He earned his BS in Psychology at the University of Central Florida. There, he joined the McNair program where he became interested in pursuing a doctoral degree. […]

Brianna is a Molecular Cell Biology PhD student with research interest in the intersection of genetic diseases and neurodegeneration. She received her BA in Chemistry, BS in Psychology from the University of Missouri- Columbia in 2021. She became involved in research during her undergraduate career within the fields of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, where she […]

A PhD student in Cancer Biology, Alyssa aspires to deepen her understanding of the biological mechanisms that promote cancer initiation, growth, and metastasis. As a woman in STEM and the first in her family to pursue graduate education, she is enthusiastic about mentoring other young women in STEM and empowering students from all backgrounds. She […]

A PhD student in the Immunology department of The Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Crystal Lovato seeks to understand the immune system as it pertains to autoimmunity. With her background in Microbiology and personal connections to the challenges disease presents, she hopes to add to the body of knowledge that feeds treatment options of […]

Joseph Adjei is a first-year PhD student in the Plant and Microbial Biosciences (PMB) program seeking to explore intracellular/intercellular communication within organisms, with the aim of improving food security and human condition. He is a deaf student from Ghana, West Africa. Joseph received his BS with Honors in Biomedical Science from the Rochester Institute of […]

Izzy Howerton (she/her) is a PhD student in Public Health Sciences, with a passion for investigating systems-level facilitators and barriers to LGBTQ+ health—particularly as it relates to intimate partner violence and gender norms. Since graduating with an MPH from the Brown School in 2020, Izzy has worked as an epidemiologist, whose work was dedicated to […]

An incoming PhD student in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS), Alexander Nguyen aims to use radar remote sensing to study earth processes on the planets and moons in our solar system. In his experience of navigating predominately white and affluential spaces while being biracial, low-income, and the child of a refugee, […]

Ali is an evaluation specialist. She provides expertise in the assessment of student learning and experience alongside the design and implementation of psychosocial interventions and/or programmatic initiatives intended to enhance equity in student outcomes, particularly in STEM fields. She works collaboratively with the vice provost for educational initiatives, Institutional Research & Analysis, the Center for […]

Pam is a senior data analyst for the institutional research & analysis unit. She creates dashboards to share data visualizations with WashU stakeholders, helps analyze WashU rankings, and builds repeatable processes for managing data. Pam also conducts research and analysis to answer questions raised by senior management and committees and helps administer institutional surveys. 

Mike is a senior data analyst supporting key initiatives which aim to assess and improve student outcomes and promote equity of success across the student body. In collaboration with the vice provost for educational initiatives, the institutional effectiveness team, and other partners across WashU. He is helping to develop more systematic assessment of key student […]

School of Medicine Member until August 2026 Research: Stroke recovery, Rehabilitation, and Accelerometry Teaching: Graduate content in motor systems neuroscience, motor control, and research design. Graduate research mentorship.