Transitions – Making the Most of Your Choices
On February 21st, the F-SP College Club will present a program via zoom, Transitions – Making the Most of Your Choices, presented by Dr. Melissa Tice.
The program is free and open to the public. To obtain a zoom link to attend this informative program, send an email request to tishisack17@gmail.com.
Dr. Melissa Tice earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania with her mind set on pursuing an academic career of scientific research and teaching. However, her choice to attend a medical school lecture one night while at Penn on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) inspired her to learn more and to explore the possibility to work on therapies to treat AD. This led to a three-year post-doctoral appointment at the National Institute of Health to learn molecular biology and explore the brain receptors associated with AD. At the end of her post-doc she was faced with two choices- accept a position at Marymount University or set up a lab at Schering-Plough Research Institute to specifically conduct research in AD. Fast forward 30 years after a career in Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology from the lab bench to the corporate side of drug development via a career in regulatory affairs at Schering/Plough, Merck and Immunomedics, she has come full circle to academics.
Dr. Tice played a key role in regulatory approval for a variety of therapeutics, and hopes to share her knowledge and experience educating the next generation of regulatory professionals. She is currently an Assistant Professor and the Program director of the Regulatory Affairs Graduate School program at George Washington University. She has also established her own regulatory affairs consulting business to assist smaller biotech and non-profit companies in their drug development efforts and to stay current in the ever- evolving field of regulatory affairs. Her key take aways are to always be open to opportunities, to learn and grow with each new experience, both good and bad…and it is never too late to try something new!
Dr. Tice was an active member of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains College Club before moving to VA. and she continues to support the club as a Sustaining Member.
