Carissa Childs Goes From Toxicology PhD to IP Counsel

The Next Step: Career and Grad School Advice from Our Alumni · Oct 31, 2023 · 25m

Carissa Childs, PhD, JD is an '05 alum of our Toxicology program. She currently works as senior IP counsel at Amgen, a biotechnology research company. She joins us on the latest episode of The Next Step to discuss her work at Amgen, how her Toxicology Ph.D. prepared her for a career in legal, what resources she took advantage of in graduate school that made her want to pursue law, why it's so important to reach out to alumni, and more. If you're interested in writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check…