Careers In & Landing In Schedule
Fall 2015 & Spring 2016
Career Services and Alumni & Parent Relations
September 23: Landing In Biotech
12:00 – 1:00 PM, Curb Conference
October 5: Careers In Law
6:00 – 8:00 PM, Freeburg Forum
October 7: Landing In Law
12:00 – 1:00 PM, Curb Conference
October 26: Careers In Psychology
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6:00 – 8:00 PM, Freeburg Forum
October 28: Landing In Psychology
12:00 – 1:00 PM, Curb Conference
November 9: Careers In Education
6:00 – 8:00 PM, Founder’s Room
November 11: Landing In Education
12:00 – 1:00 PM, Curb Conference
January 25: Careers In Nonprofit
6:00 – 8:00 PM, Freeburg Forum
January 27: Landing In Nonprofit
12:00 – 1:00 PM, Curb Conference
*NOTE: Other Careers In, Landing In, and our Personal & Professional
Development workshops can be found on ClaremontConnect.*
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The Graduate School Games Symposium [October 9, 2015]
1:00 – 4:00 PM, Freeburg Forum & Surrounding Classrooms
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Panelist Profiles
Dr. Sean Gallegher ’79, VP & CTO
Dr. Sean R. Gallagher has 26 years of experience
in biotechnology with an emphasis on
instrumentation and applications development.
He has held executive management positions at
Hoefer Scientific Instruments, Pharmacia Biotech,
Motorola, Ionian Technologies and UVP.
Graduating from Claremont McKenna College in
1979 with a BA in Biology, Dr. Gallegher
continued his education by earning a PhD in Botany & Plant Science from UC
Riverside in 1985 and completed his Plant Science Post-Doc at Stanford in
1987.
Dan Herring ’05, Head of Quality
Programs
Dan is a biotechnology professional with
experience across manufacturing, quality,
compliance, and global functions for Baxalta, a
global healthcare leader. He has led
transformative cultural change across division
and is currently leading the quality operation for
a large-scale monoclonal antibody manufacturing site. Dan graduated with a
BA in Biology from Claremont McKenna College and earned a MS in
Biotechnology from CSU Channel Islands in 2009.
Dr. Mike Mattie ’96, Principal Scientist
Dr. Mattie serves as a Principal Scientist for
Astellas Pharma in the LA area. He works with
oncology drug discovery and development. Some
of his other research interests include applications
of cutting edge genomics, sequencing technologies
and functional genomics. Dr. Mattie graduated with
a BA in Biology from Claremont McKenna College.
He went on to earn his PhD in Molecular Toxicology from Duke in 2003 with
a Post Doc at the Comprehensive Cancer Center in SF.
Dr. John Spinosa ’80, Pathologist
Dr. Spinosa has a diverse set of experiences in his
current role as a Pathologist at Scripps La Jolla.
He has been in this role for more than 22 years
and has been a leader in diagnostic testing and
treatment at the healthcare facility. Dr. Spinosa
has served as a Medical Director for the Clinical
Lab at Trovagene and the Clinical Lab Medical
Director at Veranata Health, both companies with
a focus on the analysis of cell free DNA ("liquid biopsies”). Earning his BA in
Chemistry from Claremont McKenna College, Dr. Spinosa also obtained a MD
and PhD in Molecular Pathology from the University of California - San Diego
in 1987 and 1988, respectively.
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