Katie has been the Social Media and Public Relations Coordinator at the Mountain View Police Department since 2015. In her role, she manages the department’s social media accounts and outreach campaigns, focusing primarily on the department’s engagement efforts as well as serving as the agency’s public information officer. She presents across the country on social media best practices and crisis communication strategies.
Anna Frebel is an observational astronomer and astrophysicist. Prof. Frebel has authored more than 120 papers in various refereed journals and is best known for her discoveries and spectroscopic analyses of the oldest, most metal-poor stars in the Milky Way and small dwarf galaxies.
Dr. Jacek Cieslak is a product quality team leader in the Office of Biotechnology Products (OBP), Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ), CDER, FDA. Between 2005 and 2014, Dr. Cieslak has been working at FDA as a researcher/reviewer in the Division of Therapeutic Proteins in OBP where he gained review experience including protein therapeutics and biosimilar products. Dr. Cieslak joined the FDA in 2001 where he conducted his postdoctoral research on chemical synthesis and modifications of oligonucleotides. Prior to joining the FDA, he earned his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has authored and co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the area of oligonucleotide synthesis.
A Lecturer at MIT and a Lead Instructor in Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation via the Lead User Method, Erdin Beshimov is committed to creating new pathways for learners worldwide to study innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. He founded MIT Bootcamps and the MITxMicroMasters program, and the Incubation Group in the Office of Digital Learning.
