Apr 02 2024 40 mins
In Episode 4 of the Lift Up Journeys podcast we were joined by Melisa Medrano, the Director of Talent at Sonoma Biotherapeutics, a company that’s developing engineered regulatory T cell (Treg) therapies to treat serious autoimmune and inflammatory diseases driven by an imbalanced immune system.
Melisa is also active in improving diversity and inclusion across the industry, as well as developing new ways to help her team develop their careers within the life sciences.
She joined us to share her incredible professional history and share the wisdom she’s accumulated along the way.
Highlights of the conversation include:
“One of the biggest things for me in industry was getting that exposure to the drug development process, but also just learning about other functions and how they fit into the drug development process.”
“We talked about the impact that affirmative action going away will have on diversity recruitment efforts.”
“Leverage your network. Just this week, I talked to a couple people who I've worked with before, and who said, ‘Hey, I'm starting my search. I know, you don't have a job for me, necessarily. But can we talk?’”
Join us to learn from another incredible advocate for diversity in the life sciences.