• Date: November 5 - 6, 2009. 8:30am - 4:30pm (breakfast begins at 8:00)
• Location: Latham & Watkins LLP,140 Scott Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025-1008
• Parking: Ample parking available at no cost in the employee lot

Instructor: Karin Lucas, Ph.D.
Dr. Karin Lucas has been an instructor with BioTech Primer since 2003. As a scientist at Biogen Idec she develops protein pharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and multiple sclerosis. Previously, Dr. Lucas was a scientist and project director at Cardinal Health where she worked on the development of over 25 products with multiple pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In addition to her laboratory role, she is also trained as a Lean Six Sigma greenbelt.

Dr. Lucas is an active community volunteer and has served as the PR chair and later Vice President of the San Diego chapter of AWIS (Association for Women in Science). In 1998, Dr. Lucas was honored as the Cal Poly Physical Chemistry Student of the Year and in 2003 she was selected for the AWIS San Diego Rookie of the Year Award. Dr. Lucas received her B.S. in biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and went on to complete her Ph.D. in biochemistry at UCSD.

Instructor: Susanne Meissner, M.S.
Susanne Meissner received her Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from The California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. After 5 years working in a number of biotech research and development laboratories, she transitioned into device design. In 2004 Meissner received her Masters degree in Engineering from Stanford University’s Mechanical Engineering Design Division. Currently she works at Function Engineering as a Design Engineer specializing in medical and biotech devices. Meissner has also continued her affiliation with Stanford University as a lecturer, teaching courses in design and innovation for the past three years.

Meissner has worked at biotechnology companies such as Roche Bioscience, Bayer and Applied Biosystems, in areas including immunology research, drug development and gene sequencing technology. She also gained experience working in a start-up environment while at LuMend, working on catheter-based medical devices.