Professional in Residence with Jaime Yassif, PhD, Vice President, Global Biological Policy and Programs, NTI

January 25, 2024, 11am-3:50pm, in person, Stanley Hall
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Career discussion – 11am – noon, Room 482 Stanley Hall 
Learn about careers in science policy and advocacy from a PhD alum!

Career mentoring/advising sessions from 1:40pm -3:50pm (40 mins, small groups of 3-5 trainees) – location provided after registering.

Bio: Jaime Yassif serves as Vice President of NTI Global Biological Policy and Programs (NTI | bio). In this role, she oversees NTI | bio’s work to reduce global catastrophic biological risks, strengthen biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, and drive progress in advancing global health security. Prior to this, Dr. Yassif served as a Program Officer at the Open Philanthropy Project, where she led the initiative on Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness. Additionally,  Yassif was a Science and Technology Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Defense, where she focused on oversight of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and East Asia security issues. She earned a Ph.D. in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and an MA in Science and Security from the King’s College London War Studies Department.