Thanks to all who attended the CU Anschutz Innovation Forum
CU Innovations, Startup Toolbox and Academia Industry Alliance (AIA) hosted a 3-day event on June 10-12th that highlighted the diversity of innovation at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Engaging presentations and panel discussions demystified the innovation journey. Key sessions covered company formation, building inclusive teams and career opportunities. CU researchers, start-ups and industry partners participated and networked at this successful event!
Congratulations to the winners of the Venture Showcase: NowVitals, pitched by Robin Deterding, MD, and Vināśa Oncology, pitched by Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD!
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Agenda
Building upon the success of last year's Stories of Women-Led Innovation Event, this forum continued highlighting the achievements and challenges faced by our women innovators and demystifying the innovation pathway through presentations and panel discussions. Sessions covered intellectual property protection, building inclusive teams and addressing bias in the context of academic innovation.
Attendees were excited to hear from our keynote speaker, Gitanjali Rao, aspiring scientist, inventor and author!
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
This event aimed to educate and inspire entrepreneurs at all stages. Featuring panels on company formation, funding biomedical discoveries and creating strategic alliances, each session included interactive elements and the chance to network with potential partners from the Anschutz campus and beyond.
Attendees got to know Jodie Morrison, CEO of Q32 Bio, and Kimberly Muller, Executive Director of CU Innovations, through their Fireside Chat Keynote.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Congratulations to the judge vote winner, NowVitals pitched by Robin Deterding, MD, and the audience vote winner, Vināśa Oncology pitched by Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD!
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
With sessions featuring scientific talks, career panels, and a 2-hour networking lunch, RMBTS offered a prime platform to highlight scientific advancements and career opportunities, and foster collaboration within Colorado's scientific community.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
Kim Thomas, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute
Kim received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from California Lutheran University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She then joined the Reed Lab at UCLA for a Postdoctoral position in alloimmunity, then moved to Washington University in St Louis, where she was a Postdoc in an infectious disease lab, followed by a Senior Scientist position then Instructor position in Pediatric Critical Care where she developed her research program in transfusion medicine and platelet biology. She was then recruited as an Assistant Investigator to Vitalant Research Institute and has Adjunct faculty appointments at both UCSF and UC-AMC. Her lab’s research is multi-faceted, but with all projects relating to the central theme of advancing personalized precision transfusion medicine.
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