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In this role, Brian works on a variety of projects, including the ongoing Coronavirus Conversation Series, which discusses the societal impacts of the pandemic; developing courses to help students understand emerging science and technology and the related ethical concerns; and engaging with STEM graduate students regarding the broader social context of research. Prior to this work, he oversaw the development and publication of content related to Health, Genetics/Genomics and Neuroscience for SciPol.org, a policy tracking website run by Science & Society. Originally a chemist by training, Brian received his PhD in Chemistry from Duke in 2018, where his research focused on the practical application of nanomaterials in biological imaging and radiation detection. Prior to graduate school, Brian completed his BS in Chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, and worked in industry as an R&D chemist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595195958331-HH4E0G1MT94DU3IC48LG/tia.jpeg Staff Tia Morgan, PhD Engagement Officer Tia Morgan obtain her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology with a specialty of infectious disease. She obtained her Masters of Science of Biology with a concentration in Microbiology from North Carolina Central University in August 2014. There she studied the mechanism of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae; specifically in regard to characterizing cell wall degrading enzymes. During her graduate studies, she also served as a graduate teaching assistant and taught microbiology lab. Prior to NC Central, Tia earned her Bachelors of Science-Biology from Shaw University in Raleigh, NC May 2011; the first historically black college in the South. During undergrad she was given the opportunity to do bench work, and that is where she fell in love with the research side of science. Over a course of two summers, Tia was an intern at the National Institutes of Health. She was also a summer intern (2011) at North Carolina State University for the Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595195965523-HENBH77CBK63BPJ5Z71I/natasha.jpeg Staff Natasha Wilson Financial Officer Natasha Wilson has been helping people succeed financially with Wells Fargo since 2012, where she currently works as a personal banker and loan officer. She has made people the focus of her work, relying on customer service skills and open dialogue to create unique action plans in order to reach business and personal financial goals. 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With a deep passion for service, Richard has extensive experience bridging the gap between the scientific enterprise and stake holders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595195934437-URED5V6R2AMP01PA8SZX/Joanna+Warren.jpg Staff Joanna Warren, PhD Researcher and Consultant Joanna recently earned her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) in Microbiology and Immunology, with a focus in immunology and vaccine development. Joanna's research focused on studying the immune response to HIV infection in various cohorts, including analyzing various immunotherapies in HIV individuals. Prior to attending UNC-CH, Joanna earned a bachelor's degree from Lehigh University in Biology and International Relations with a minor in Health, Medicine and Society. During her time at UNC-CH, Joanna was active in multiple groups. She served as the Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, Vice President of External Affairs of the Science Policy Advocacy Group, President and Vice President of the Frank Porter Graham Honor Society, co-founder/President of Global Perspectives in Biomedicine, as well as the Secretary of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1599711936677-VBINUFOPJDUCF2XOJ326/Langloss_Headshot.jpg Staff Brian Langloss, PhD Researcher and Engagement Officer Brian W. Langloss is a Lead Policy Analyst for Duke Science & Society, where he is part of a team working to couple scientific knowledge and policy decisions. In this role, Brian works on a variety of projects, including the ongoing Coronavirus Conversation Series, which discusses the societal impacts of the pandemic; developing courses to help students understand emerging science and technology and the related ethical concerns; and engaging with STEM graduate students regarding the broader social context of research. Prior to this work, he oversaw the development and publication of content related to Health, Genetics/Genomics and Neuroscience for SciPol.org, a policy tracking website run by Science & Society. Originally a chemist by training, Brian received his PhD in Chemistry from Duke in 2018, where his research focused on the practical application of nanomaterials in biological imaging and radiation detection. 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During undergrad she was given the opportunity to do bench work, and that is where she fell in love with the research side of science. Over a course of two summers, Tia was an intern at the National Institutes of Health. She was also a summer intern (2011) at North Carolina State University for the Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595195965523-HENBH77CBK63BPJ5Z71I/natasha.jpeg Staff Natasha Wilson Financial Officer Natasha Wilson has been helping people succeed financially with Wells Fargo since 2012, where she currently works as a personal banker and loan officer. She has made people the focus of her work, relying on customer service skills and open dialogue to create unique action plans in order to reach business and personal financial goals. Prior to her time with Wells Fargo, Natasha studied Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving as treasurer for Delta Psi Xi Fraternity and President of Cadence a Capella group. She currently attends Durham Technical Community College and will join the Wolf Pack of NC State in the fall to finish her bachelor’s in Psychology before applying to Graduate School upon completion. Her interests in mental health, the biological components of mental health, and mental health as it pertains to public health, have roots in social, medical, and biological science. 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In his current role he conducts strategic planning and makes recommendations for technology-based economic development, implements technology-related economic development policy and resource allocations, supervises the staff of the N.C. Board of Science, Technology & Innovation, directs and oversees the administration of grant programs to support technology development and commercialization, and oversees strategic initiatives. From 1998 to 2003, he served as Assistant Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs in the UNC General Administration. From 1998 to 2005, he held an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Dept. of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. He currently holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Dept. of Public Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he teaches courses on American politics, public policy, and policy analysis. A native of Tulsa, Okla., he holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a B.A. in economics from Baylor University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200464681-S4IPHLS7QPYPASOBUI2W/Maryann-Oct-2018-Photo-at-Oregon_cropped-1.jpg Board Maryann Feldman, PhD Maryann P. Feldman is the Heninger Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina, an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Kenan-Flagler Business School and a Research Director at UNC Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. Her research and teaching interests focus on the areas of innovation, the commercialization of academic research and the factors that promote technological change and economic growth. Dr. Feldman is an editor of the journal, Research Policy. Dr. Feldman was the winner of the 2013 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research for her contributions to the study of the geography of innovation and the role of entrepreneurial activity in the formation of regional industry clusters. Her dissertation, Geography of Innovation, examined the spatial distribution of industrial innovation and provided an empirical model of the factors and resources that affected the production of new product innovation. This publication is noted to be the first time that the term “geography” was used to describe spatial phenomenon and is now an accepted lexicon. Currently, the geography of innovation is a subject area under the strategy division of the Academy of Management. From 2014-2017, Dr. Feldman held a joint appointment at the National Science Foundation as the Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) Program Director and chaired an inter-agency working group on Science Policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200470076-BD7HIP4ZLEKWBSPMPV6V/ewayne_65.jpg Board Elizabeth Wayne, PhD Elizabeth Wayne is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Professor Wayne received her B.A. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. She was subsequently a postdoctoral fellow in the NCI T32 Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy working under the supervision of Professor Alexander Kabanov. where she developed adipose tissue engineered models. 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In his current role he conducts strategic planning and makes recommendations for technology-based economic development, implements technology-related economic development policy and resource allocations, supervises the staff of the N.C. Board of Science, Technology & Innovation, directs and oversees the administration of grant programs to support technology development and commercialization, and oversees strategic initiatives. From 1998 to 2003, he served as Assistant Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs in the UNC General Administration. From 1998 to 2005, he held an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Dept. of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. He currently holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Dept. of Public Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he teaches courses on American politics, public policy, and policy analysis. A native of Tulsa, Okla., he holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a B.A. in economics from Baylor University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200464681-S4IPHLS7QPYPASOBUI2W/Maryann-Oct-2018-Photo-at-Oregon_cropped-1.jpg Board Maryann Feldman, PhD Maryann P. Feldman is the Heninger Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina, an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Kenan-Flagler Business School and a Research Director at UNC Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. Her research and teaching interests focus on the areas of innovation, the commercialization of academic research and the factors that promote technological change and economic growth. Dr. Feldman is an editor of the journal, Research Policy. Dr. Feldman was the winner of the 2013 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research for her contributions to the study of the geography of innovation and the role of entrepreneurial activity in the formation of regional industry clusters. Her dissertation, Geography of Innovation, examined the spatial distribution of industrial innovation and provided an empirical model of the factors and resources that affected the production of new product innovation. This publication is noted to be the first time that the term “geography” was used to describe spatial phenomenon and is now an accepted lexicon. Currently, the geography of innovation is a subject area under the strategy division of the Academy of Management. From 2014-2017, Dr. Feldman held a joint appointment at the National Science Foundation as the Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) Program Director and chaired an inter-agency working group on Science Policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200470076-BD7HIP4ZLEKWBSPMPV6V/ewayne_65.jpg Board Elizabeth Wayne, PhD Elizabeth Wayne is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Professor Wayne received her B.A. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. She was subsequently a postdoctoral fellow in the NCI T32 Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy working under the supervision of Professor Alexander Kabanov. where she developed adipose tissue engineered models. Her lab at CMU focuses on using macrophages as tools for diagnostic evaluation and drug delivery carriers in cancer and regenerative medicine. Her advocacy has been featured in Nature Medicine and Nature Careers and she is a 2017 TED Fellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595201980077-10ZK794ZVCD4WIFE5MKH/white.jpg Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595202042464-XC3TKOZTNR2JSRSCTJ4W/white.jpg Board http://www.span-inc.com/board-2 daily 0.75 2020-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200827942-UYOTGYQ8JHUB29QREY40/image-asset.jpeg Board (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200458330-JOA5KLLBE2MD9U4QU521/John-Hardin-2017_200pxX250px.jpg Board (Copy) John Hardin, PhD John Hardin is the Executive Director of the Office of Science, Technology & Innovation. He was appointed acting director in 2008 and executive director in 2009. From 2003 to 2008, he served as the office’s Deputy Director and Chief Policy Analyst. In his current role he conducts strategic planning and makes recommendations for technology-based economic development, implements technology-related economic development policy and resource allocations, supervises the staff of the N.C. Board of Science, Technology & Innovation, directs and oversees the administration of grant programs to support technology development and commercialization, and oversees strategic initiatives. From 1998 to 2003, he served as Assistant Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs in the UNC General Administration. From 1998 to 2005, he held an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Dept. of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. He currently holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Dept. of Public Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he teaches courses on American politics, public policy, and policy analysis. A native of Tulsa, Okla., he holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a B.A. in economics from Baylor University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200464681-S4IPHLS7QPYPASOBUI2W/Maryann-Oct-2018-Photo-at-Oregon_cropped-1.jpg Board (Copy) Maryann Feldman, PhD Maryann P. Feldman is the Heninger Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina, an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Kenan-Flagler Business School and a Research Director at UNC Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. Her research and teaching interests focus on the areas of innovation, the commercialization of academic research and the factors that promote technological change and economic growth. Dr. Feldman is an editor of the journal, Research Policy. Dr. Feldman was the winner of the 2013 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research for her contributions to the study of the geography of innovation and the role of entrepreneurial activity in the formation of regional industry clusters. Her dissertation, Geography of Innovation, examined the spatial distribution of industrial innovation and provided an empirical model of the factors and resources that affected the production of new product innovation. This publication is noted to be the first time that the term “geography” was used to describe spatial phenomenon and is now an accepted lexicon. Currently, the geography of innovation is a subject area under the strategy division of the Academy of Management. From 2014-2017, Dr. Feldman held a joint appointment at the National Science Foundation as the Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) Program Director and chaired an inter-agency working group on Science Policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200470076-BD7HIP4ZLEKWBSPMPV6V/ewayne_65.jpg Board (Copy) Elizabeth Wayne, PhD Elizabeth Wayne is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Professor Wayne received her B.A. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. She was subsequently a postdoctoral fellow in the NCI T32 Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy working under the supervision of Professor Alexander Kabanov. where she developed adipose tissue engineered models. Her lab at CMU focuses on using macrophages as tools for diagnostic evaluation and drug delivery carriers in cancer and regenerative medicine. Her advocacy has been featured in Nature Medicine and Nature Careers and she is a 2017 TED Fellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/554554cce4b0a1a9a9fc756f/1595200479853-LEEQVH5RHICKZSPVQLK8/jamie-vernon.jpg Board (Copy) Jamie Vernon, PhD Jamie Vernon is executive director and CEO at Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society and publisher of American Scientist magazine. From 2014 to 2017, he served as Sigma Xi's director of science communications and publications and editor-in-chief of American Scientist. He was also Sigma Xi's co-director of operations from 2014 to 2015. Earlier, Jamie spent more than a decade conducting cell and molecular biology discovery research as a student and research fellow developing genetic engineering tools, designing and analyzing HIV-neutralizing antibodies for vaccine production, and studying the effects of gene duplication on vertebrate evolution and development. An award-winning science educator, he started communicating science to non-academic audiences in 2004 as a public speaker and independent blogger. While pursuing a career in biotechnology, he regularly contributed articles to The Intersection, a Discover magazine blog about science and policy. He changed his career emphasis from research to science policy and communications by serving as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellow and subsequently as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). His primary role at DOE was to improve the measurement and communication of the economic impacts of the Department’s $2.7 billion annual investment in clean and efficient energy technologies. In 2011, he helped launch the DOE's National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. He was co-chair of digital media, from 2012 to 2013, for an interagency climate communications working group within the White House’s U.S. Global Change Research Program. In 2014, he co-founded Potential Energy DC, an energy business startup accelerator, based in Washington, DC. 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