PhD Candidate
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
As a BME PhD Candidate at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and an inaugural Johns Hopkins-AstraZeneca Scholar, Inez Lam works with scientists at AstraZeneca and JHU’s Institute for Computational Medicine in a novel training program providing students industry exposure. For her thesis research in Professor Feilim Mac Gabhann’s lab, Inez builds computational, mechanistic models to understand AstraZeneca’s antibody-drug conjugates for cancer therapy. She served as Co-President and Faculty-Student Liaison of the BME PhD Council, increasing departmental community and spearheading professional development events. She co-founded and served as Co-President of Women of Whiting, a university-wide support network for over 200 graduate women in engineering, and chaired the planning committee for the initial years of the Women in STEM Symposium, attended by hundreds. Inez also co-founded and is CTO of ClearMask LLC, and is the main inventor and engineer of ClearMask’s transparent surgical mask, leading the product from conception to creation to twenty million sold, which was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30.
Computational Systems Pharmacology of Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-Based Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Thursday, October 12, 2023
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT