The Bioscience Careers Seminar Series is back by popular demand! Now led by the PhD Ambassadors in collaboration with the Office of Research and Graduate Education and Life Science Washington, the series will allow graduate students to explore careers and build professional connections with biotech and pharmaceutical companies within Washington state. PhD training prepares you for many different jobs, both inside and outside the academy. During this year’s Bioscience Careers Seminar Series, we’ll highlight experiences of scientists who’ve transitioned from their PhD to various careers in one of our local companies.

* To encourage networking and community building, all sessions will be held in person at the UW SLU campus; recordings will be posted, at a later date, on the RGE website*

From Pipette to Pens: My Path to a Career in Science Communications

Ellen Kuwana is an award-winning science writer and editor who was part of research teams at University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Research Institute for 20 years. In 2020, she founded a science communications agency, Kuwana Consulting LLC. Her clients include universities, state agencies, nonprofits, IP offices, and biotechnology companies. She has edited more than 500 scientific articles (including 350 as Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental Health) and helped with dozens of large federal grant proposals (exceeding $89 billion). She gives talks on AI ethics and environmental harms, communicating science with the public, plain language, and STEM career paths. She earned her BS in organismal biology from the University of Kansas and her MS in neuroscience from the University of California San Francisco.