• 12+ years experience in cancer biology including direct experimentation and supervising research teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills as demonstrated by top-ranked, peer-reviewed publications as well as multiple invited, award-winning presentations.
• Self-directed and integrity-driven leader with excellent inter-personal skills able to establish and maintain relationships with collaborators.
Medical Science Liaison @ Under the direction of Medical Affairs, my job is to interact in a peer-to-peer manner with multidisciplinary Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) including medical oncologists, clinical pathologists, interventional radiologists, and clinical nurses and provide information on Janssen solid tumor therapeutics.
Supervisors:
Dr. Suneel Mundle and Dr. Preeti Kanojia (2015 - present)
Territories: Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and Florida Panhandle. From April 2015 to Present (7 months) Nashville, TNAssociate Member Council @ Since its inception in 1996, the Associate Member Council has served as the leadership body of the Associate Members of the AACR who are made up of over 13,000 graduate students, medical students and residents, and clinical and postdoctoral fellows who are enrolled in educational or training programs leading to careers in cancer research. The members of the council, who serve three-year terms, develop programs that address the particular needs of early-career scientists. Additionally, the council acts as an advisory body to the AACR leadership on issues of concern to the next generation of cancer researchers. From April 2015 to Present (7 months) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cancer Biology @ My research focuses on cancer signal transduction as it relates to rational drug design and development in non-small-cell lung cancer and hematological malignancies. I have formed extensive networks at the local, national, and international level with clinicians and academics to implement project goals.
Supervisors:
Dr. Vito Quaranta and Dr. Thomas Yankeelov (2013 - 2015)
Dr. Scott Hiebert (2012 - 2013)
Responsibilities:
Supervise research teams; initiate and participate in academic and clinical collaborations; oversee several concurrent projects while maintaining diligent records; serve as primary author on multiple grants, manuscripts, and protocols; mentor students and technicians; and regularly represent lab through presentations at regional meetings and national conferences.
Accomplishments:
Successful grant funding; many presentation awards and honors; several elected and invited leadership positions; multiple publication in review and preparation. From June 2012 to March 2015 (2 years 10 months) Nashville, TNMerck Serono Innovation Cup 2012, Team Oncology @ This novel initiative afforded me the opportunity to attend a one-week training program with Merck Serono professionals to learn the fundamentals of R&D and clinical trials from the perspective of the pharmaceutical industry.
Supervisor:
Dr. Ulrich Betz
Responsibilities:
Developed a promising idea for a new innovative drug into a business plan with Merck Serono’s R&D scientists.
Accomplishments:
Selected by my peers to present our idea to Merck’s Senior Management. From August 2012 to August 2012 (1 month) Darmstadt, GermanyPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Dermatology @ My research focused on preclinical drug development of a novel, deliverable, and tissue penetrating peptide therapeutic in RAS-driven solid tumors.
Supervisor:
Dr. Paul Khavari
Responsibilities:
Conducted original research; assisted in manuscripts preparation; mentored students and technicians; and represented lab at regional meetings.
Accomplishments:
Successful grant funding; multiple presentation awards and honors; publication in Nature Medicine. From September 2011 to May 2012 (9 months) Stanford, CAGraduate Student, Cancer Biology @ My thesis work explored tumor-selective scaffold proteins in both a human tissue model and genetically engineered mouse models of cancer.
Supervisor:
Dr. Paul Khavari
Responsibilities:
Assumed primary responsibility for development of independent research project; established clear plans for project timeline; learned multiple laboratory techniques; assisted in manuscripts preparation; and presented research findings at professional meetings.
Accomplishments:
Successful thesis defense; developed new class of oncology therapeutics (SKIB); and co-wrote patent application. From September 2005 to September 2011 (6 years 1 month) Stanford, CAUndergraduate Research Assistant, Biology @ In my undergraduate research, I explored the role of a mis-localized G1 cyclin CLN3 in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Supervisor:
Dr. Mary Miller
Responsibilities:
Assumed primary responsibility for execution of an independent research project; learned multiple laboratory techniques; and presented research findings at professional meetings.
Accomplishments:
Awarded an American Society for Microbiology undergraduate research fellowship as well as multiple presentation awards; publication in Yeast; and faculty-elect outstanding research in biology award. From January 2003 to June 2005 (2 years 6 months) Memphis, TN
PhD, Cancer Biology @ Stanford University School of Medicine From 2005 to 2011 BS, Biology @ Rhodes College From 2001 to 2005 Katherine Jameson, Ph.D. is skilled in: Networking, Leadership, Cancer Research, Presentation Skills, Oncology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, In Vivo, Cell, Cell Culture, Science, PCR, Molecular Cloning, Clinical Trials