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Meet the Team
Thomas Stone, JD
Senior Director
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: EU MDR; FDA and Agency Law; Opioid Crisis; Bioethics
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Obtaining a favorable verdict on all counts in my first high stakes District Court Trial
Most Important Bucket List Item: Travel to Greece and Rome
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Jacob Hoffman, DPT
Manager
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Software as a Medical Device
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Backpacking through Europe
Most Important Bucket List Item: Traveling to all seven continents
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Beth Meier, PhD
Senior Manager
Location: Detroit, MI
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Cell mechanics
Biggest Thrill/Adventure
completed: Swimming around Los Islotes Cuatro Hermanos in the Galapagos
Most Important Bucket List Item: Visit all 7 continents
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Eimile Oakes, PhD
Senior Manager
Location: Columbus, IN
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Mechanical Heart Valves
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Took a toddler on a trip to Europe
Most Important Bucket List Item: I would love to live abroad for a year.
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Kristen Petersen, BA
Manager
Location: St. George, UT
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Notified Body responses to new approaches to CERs, ANZ CER submissions
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Exploring underground river tunnels in El Salvador
Most Important Bucket List Item: River rafting to Iguazu Falls, Brazil
Stacy Schaefer, PhD
Manager
Location: Atlanta, GA
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: CERs and EU MDR; CRISPR; robotic exoskeletons; neural implants
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Floating in the Dead Sea
Most Important Bucket List Item: See the northern lights…from space
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Luke Baker, PhD
Lead Medical Writer
Location: Louisville, KY
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Peripheral Intervention Devices
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Got Engaged at the Grand Canyon at Sunset
Most Important Bucket List Item: Appear on Jeopardy
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Cheryl Hill, RAC, MT(ASCP)SBB
Lead Medical Writer
Location: Boston, MA
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Enzymatic conversion of red blood cells
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Scuba diving in the Socorro Islands
Most Important Bucket List Item: Open an animal sanctuary
Kristina DiFranco, PhD
Senior Medical Writer
Location: Columbus, OH
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Immunotherapy for cancer treatment and autoimmune disease
Biggest Thrill/Adventure
completed: Scuba diving in a shipwreck
Most Important Bucket List Item: See the Northern Lights
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Justin Hochstetler, DC, MS
Senior Medical Writer
Location: West Des Moines, IA
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Devices with closed-loop systems
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Hiking 14ers in Colorado
Most Important Bucket List Item: Visit New Zealand
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Madison Hunt-Snyder, MS
Senior Medical Writer
Location: Frisco, CO
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: CRISPR
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: I've hiked 27/54 of the mountains above 14,000' in Colorado
Most Important Bucket List Item: Visiting the Swiss Alps
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Aly Jimenez, MA
Senior Medical Writer
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: While I do enjoy a good medical device, what really gets my blood pumping is proper grammar and punctuation
Biggest Thrill/Adventure
completed: Experiencing the art, smells, tastes, and people of Italy with my former college roommates
Most Important Bucket List Item: Spend the holidays with family in Mexico for an authentic Christmas
Bijal Patel, MS
Senior Medical Writer
Location: Detroit, MI
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Ex vivo culture systems
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Snorkeling with manta rays
Most Important Bucket List Item: Go on a cultural immersion vacation
Jessica Stone, BA
Senior Medical Writer
Location: Panama City, FL
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: CERs and IFUs
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Sailing in the Pacific
Most Important Bucket List Item: See the Northern Lights
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Amanda Vatinno, PhD, OTR/L
Senior Medical Writer
Location: Chicago, IL
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Neurorehabilitation
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Flying in a hot air balloon
Most Important Bucket List Item: Traveling to Europe
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Brenna Bray, PhD
Medical Writer
Location: Boulder, CO
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Cardiac EP Devices & Heart Failure Management
Biggest Thrill/Adventure
completed: Pacing/crewing for Badwater 135 mi ultramarathon & GoBig 260 mi ultramarathon
Most Important Bucket List Item: Complete my own 100 mi ultramarathon
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Brittany Fleury, BA
Medical Writer
Location: Daleville, AL
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Rare genetic disorders
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Flying in a helicopter over the gulf looking for sharks
Most Important Bucket List Item: Sailing
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David Pereira, PhD
Medical Writer
Location: Irvine, CA
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Cancer diagnostics and liquid biopsy; point-of-care diagnostics
Biggest Thrill/Adventure
completed: Bungee jumping in New Zealand
Most Important Bucket List Item: Explore an entrepreneurial endeavor
Josh Rieskamp, PhD
Medical Writer
Location: Bradenton, FL
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Brain organoids ("brains in a dish")
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Ran 100 miles in a day for charity
Most Important Bucket List Item: Hike the A.T.
Violet Sheffey-Chazovachii, MS
Medical Writer
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Autosomal & mitochondrial DNA testing
Biggest Thrill/Adventure
completed: Feeding giraffes & elephants in Harare, Zimbabwe
Most Important Bucket List Item: Travel to all 7 continents
Jennifer Petrie Signore, PhD
Medical Writer
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Cochlear implants (or any other technology that harnesses nature)
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Every spelunking trip has “rocked”--can’t pick just one.
Most Important Bucket List Item: Take my family on our postponed European vacation
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Rachel Waguespack, MOT
Medical Writer
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Favorite Biotech or Med Device Nerd Topic: Bioethics, pain management
Biggest Thrill/Adventure Completed: Visited 6 countries in 2 months
Most Important Bucket List Item: Work with an ecovillage