UTSW Biotech Club

Bridging the gap between academia and the biotech industry #biotech #DFWBiotech #UTSWBiotech

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#DFW is quickly becoming a new hub for #biotech and #UTSW is leading the way! We're so grateful to be able to help bridge academia and biotech during such an exciting time!

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Join the Biotech Club for a fireside talk with Hubert Zajicek, MD, MBA, Founder and CEO of Health Wildcatters, for an inside look at how early-stage scientific ideas are transformed into venture-backed companies.
Happening this week!!
RSVP: https://t.co/53vxkVxHGr

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Big thanks to our sponsors:
💡 Lyda Hill Philanthropies
🌱 Health Wildcatters WISH Network
🏛 Southwestern Medical Foundation
🎓 @UTSWGradSchool Grad School Career Dev Office
Hope to see you there! 🌟
#SheEO #BiotechLeadership #UTSW #WomenInSTEM #DallasBiotech

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✨ The Biotech Club at @UTSWNews invites you to our next She-E-O Series featuring biotech leader Dr. Mary Lynne Hedley!

📅 Aug 20 | 🕔 5PM
📍 Pegasus Park Ballroom, Dallas
🎟 RSVP: https://t.co/LYU3nycYe2
🧵👇

[UTSW Biotech Club @BiotechClubUTSW]

Dr. Hedley is a trailblazing immunologist, entrepreneur, & scientific advisor.

She co-founded TESARO, leading to FDA-approved cancer therapies like Zejula & dostarlimab and a $5.1B acquisition by GSK. 💥

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🔥 Join us for a fireside chat with Dr. Hedley, moderated by Nicole Small (Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO), as she shares her journey & lessons on leadership, science, & purpose in biotech.

🕔 5PM Networking
🗣 5:45PM Chat
🎟 https://t.co/LYU3nycYe2

[UTSW Biotech Club @BiotechClubUTSW]

Today she serves as:
🔬 Senior Fellow @BroadInstitute
💼 Venture Partner @ThirdRockVC
📈 Board Member @LillyPad + others
She earned her PhD at UTSW & did her postdoc at Harvard. 🎓

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🙏 Big thanks to @NucleateTexas, @BioLabsNTX , Lyda Hill Philanthropies, and @UTSWGradSchool Grad Career Dev for making it all happen!
#Biotech #Entrepreneurship #InvestInTexas #NucleateTexas #PegasusPark #LifeSciences

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✨ Incredible turnout at yesterday’s Betting on Biotech panel! BioLabs Pegasus Park was the perfect venue for a high-energy, candid convo on biotech investing + entrepreneurship.

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4)Founders: consider accelerators!
We closed with a great discussion on Why Texas? TX is booming with non-dilutive capital: CPRIT, family offices, and new moves like the TXSE + NASDAQ HQ in Dallas are shaping a bold future.

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We had a great time bonding as an exec team, celebrating the past few months of successful events! We thank Lyda Hill Philanthropies for their generous sponsorship, which has played a pivotal role in facilitating invaluable opportunities!

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"Building Bridges in Biotech" a meet and greet with CEOs and staff from biotech companies at @BioLabsNTX is happening this Thursday, June 1st from 9AM - 12PM!

Join us for a morning of engaging presentations, networking, and delicious food!

Sign up here: https://t.co/lRbSSWx6JC

[QFC at UTSW @QFCatUTSW]

Have you ever wondered about the intersection between academia and business? How are new technologies developed and adopted in the biotech industry?

Join us to learn how we can leverage our scientific skills to drive technology commercialization and support startups!
#phdjob

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The #UTSW Biotech Club is excited to share with you our annual newsletter!

Thank you to our Biotech Club Partners and to everyone who participated in our events this academic year! See you in the Fall!

Access the PDF here: https://t.co/ns7p4YAAP1

[Akansha M. Shah @akanshashah]

Delighted to share that I completed my PhD & my thesis work defining TWIST2 as a critical regulator of growth & myogenic differentiation in rhabdomyosarcoma is now online! Link👇
Grateful for my mentors & the fantastic team involved in this work.
@Transactivator @GDDgradprogUTSW

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Thank you to everyone that attended our "Patent Filing 101" seminar last week! Special thanks to Jeff Kuo and Adam C. Rehm from @Polsinelli as well as the @UTSWTechDev team for sharing their knowledge of the patent filing process in biotech!

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Do you have a great idea that could revolutionize the biotechnology industry? Are you curious about the patent filing process in biotech?
If so, don't miss out on our upcoming Seminar Series event "Patent Filing 101" with speakers from @Polsinelli!
RSVP: https://t.co/28AhH3Vcd1

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Several of our Biotech Club members had the privilege of speaking with UTSW alumnus @JamesPeyer, CEO of @CambrianBio, at lunch prior to the UTSW @BXLaunchPad Speaker Series event.

Thank you Dr. Peyer for answering our biotech industry questions and for sharing your journey!

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Ever dream about becoming a #CEO of your own #Biotech company?

Join us at Pegasus Park tomorrow @ 4 PM to hear UTSW alumnus @JamesPeyer's journey from being a grad student to CEO of @CambrianBio!