Isabel Dominguez, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Boston University. Her research aims to understand the mechanism that disrupts embryonic development and cellular processes, as those will provide insights into the etiology of cancer and developmental diseases. She has recently started studying OCNDS, a rare neurodevelopmental disease. Dr. Dominguez has a long-standing commitment to developing talent in the biomedical professions, and to promoting a diverse biomedical workforce. She has trained and advised diverse national and international biomedical trainees in her laboratory and elsewhere. She directs the STaRS program, for students of traditionally underrepresented groups in biomedicine. She is the faculty advisor of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) and former advisor of the Minority and International Scientists Organization (MISO). She is a member and former co-chair of the Faculty Development and Diversity Committee in the Department of Medicine, and the former Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at GMS, and former leader of Professional development in ECUSA. She worked with academia and industry to develop the internship and site visit programs at BU's BEST.

Lisa is an experienced patent attorney who brings more than 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property law and strategy to Frequency Therapeutics. Previously, she was Head of Intellectual Property at Casebia Therapeutics, Seres Therapeutics and other innovator companies, working to integrate their intellectual property and business strategies. She has advised life science and pharmaceutical companies as principal of Intellectual Property Strategy, LLC and served as an Associate General Counsel at Biogen Idec. Before joining Biogen Idec, Lisa practiced patent law in the law firms of Fish & Richardson P.C. and Wilmer Hale, where her practice included patent prosecution, client counseling and licensing, primarily in the areas of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Lisa received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a post-doctoral fellow and faculty member in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. She received her J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law, where she currently teaches patent prosecution. Lisa also serves on the board of Science and Engineering Ethics and has published on topics related to the interface between social issues and science.

Edie drives strategy and manage the day-to-day implementation of MassBio’s on-going initiative to improve diversity and inclusion throughout the life sciences industry. She serves as a resource and liaise with members, partners and all stakeholders within our community who share in the purpose of advancing an inclusive workplace environment. She also assists members with shifting mindset and “reframing the narrative” of diversity through education, outreach, and advocacy. Prior to joining MassBio, Edie was the Marketing Director for We Are Allies, a nonprofit organization focused on fighting the stigma of opioid addiction, driving policy, and increasing Narcan bystander access and training. At ClinEdge, a clinical research agency, she was the Director of Patient Recruitment & Retention Strategies. Edie started her professional career in sports and entertainment with positions at US99 FM Radio, Gatorade and ESPN. This journey took her on assignments and projects across the U.S. as well as in Mexico, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and South Africa. Transitioning to the business sector, she has also worked in communication, marketing and business development roles at Philip Morris, Lawyers Weekly, Nutter LLP and the Boston Business Journal. As a former Adjunct Professor at Emerson College, she taught Marketing Research. Edie has served as a Marketing Advisor for the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education and as an appointed Board Member on the Belmont Human Rights Commission. She is currently on the J1 Advisory Board at the Irish International Immigrant Center and supports awareness campaigns for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois. Edie earned a B.S. in Communications from Illinois State University and a M.S. in International Relations from Boston College.

Jane Willenbring is an Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at Stanford University. Willenbring’s research examines the evolution of the Earth’s surface especially how landscapes are affected by tectonics, climate change, and life. She also organizes environmental justice campaigns around urban soil pollution and does outreach to help reduce sexual harassment and discrimination in STEM. She is the recipient of the Antarctica Service Medal from the US Armed Forces, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the inaugural Marguerite T. Williams award from the American Geophysical Union. Dr. Willenbring is a fellow of the Geological Society of America and was recently named a Gabilan Fellow at Stanford University. She is one of the scientist featured in the movie Picture a Scientist.