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2025 Speakers
Edna Chiang
Credentials: Presidential Management Fellow and Data Scientist, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce
Pronouns: she/her
Kelsey Florek
Credentials: Senior Genomics and Data Scientist, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Pronouns: she/her
Mary Homer
Credentials: Program Director, US Dept of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Pronouns: she/her Mary Homer is not allowed to participate in LSCD due to the communications ban instituted for HHS employees by the current administration.
Kyle Leistikow
Credentials: Research Manager - CORE Innovation, Microbial Discovery Group
Pronouns: he/him
Lauren Lui
Credentials: Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Sarah May
Credentials: Freelance Scientific Writer, Pipette & Quill Scientific Writing, LLC
Pronouns: she/her
Anna Merrill
Credentials: Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry, University of Iowa
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Abigail Rodriguez Morales
Credentials: Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Sarah Studer
Credentials: Scientific Communications Specialist, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pronouns: she/her
Jennifer Taylor
Credentials: Director, International Faculty and Staff Services (IFSS), UW–Madison
Pronouns: she/her