Dr. Julia Arciero

Dr. Julia Arciero is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).  She received her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arizona.  She conducted a three year Postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh and began her faculty position at IUPUI in Fall 2011.  Dr. Arciero’s research in applied mathematics involves the development and analysis of ordinary and partial differential equation models of physiological phenomena including blood flow regulation and the immune response.  She is currently working on blood flow regulation models with applications to peripheral arterial disease and glaucoma.  She has also developed the first comprehensive model of the dynamics of heart transplant rejection. 

Jheel Patel

Co-Host and PhD Candidate Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Julia Hum

Julia Hum is an Assistant Professor of Physiology at Marian University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. She teaches physiology and pharmacology in Marian’s graduate and medical schools. She also leads the #HumLab that focuses on the physical and hormonal regulators of bone homeostasis and metabolism, that is part of the Bone & Mineral Research Group at Marian. Julia and her husband are the proud parents to three young girls #HumFam Twitter: @DrJuliaHum

Jheel Patel

Co-Host and PhD Candidate Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Baindu L. Bayon

Baindu L. Bayon, Ph.D. is a health scientist and AAAS Science and Technology Policy Executive Branch Fellow in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director (OD) from Indianapolis, Indiana.  She received her B.S in Biology from Indiana University Bloomington and her Ph.D. in Medical & Molecular Genetics from Indiana University School of Medicine with a focus on the neurogenetics of Alzheimer’s disease and transcription factor regulation of beta-secretase. She now lives in Rockville, Maryland and sits in the new NIH Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Office in OD.  Before joining SEED, she worked at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) in the Division of Clinical Innovation (DCI) where she explored commercialization at CTSA (Clinical Translational Science Award) hubs.  She has presented her work at several international conferences including the Drug Discovery and Therapy World Congress, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, and Society for Neuroscience. Baindu has co-authored publications in several scientific journals, including Epigenomics, Plos One, and the American Journal of Medical Genetics. Baindu enjoys STEM outreach and driving youth toward solving problems with life science.  She’s earned a myriad of awards throughout her career, including the coveted Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty Under 40. She also has been named one of United Way of Central Indiana’s 100 Heroes and was among Junior Achievement of Central Indiana’s 2017 Indy’s Best and Brightest. Bayon currently serves as vice president of the Indiana University Neal Marshall Alumni Club National Board of Directors, the board of AWIS (Association for Women in Science) Bethesda, the advisory board of Nvolve, and is the current President-Nominee of the Downtown Silver Spring Rotary Club.  She is passionate about the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinical innovations and in the success of biotechnology companies from ideation to launch.  

Amie D Bakare

Amie D Bakare, M.I.S. is an IT professional and Data Visualization Platform SME for Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, IN.  She is a native hoosier and received her B.S. in Public Affairs from Indiana University Bloomington and her M.S. in Information Systems from Northwestern University with a specialization in Analytics and Business Intelligence.  She has built her career mostly in healthcare analytics and has held roles such as a report developer and a platform support specialist.  She is passionate about mentorship for other IT professionals as well as volunteering for programs that encourage more girls to seek STEM careers.

Jheel Patel

Co-Host and PhD Candidate Indiana University School of Medicine

Anna Eaglin

Anna is the principal product partner at Innovatemap. Anna specializes in answering big questions for clients about their business and their customers. With expertise in product strategy, product management, and research, Anna asks the right questions to guide product design strategy, and works alongside design teams to help make clients’ visions real. Anna is the Chapter Director of Out in Tech Indy which connects members of the LGBTQ+ tech community.

Jheel Patel

Co-Host and PhD Candidate Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Crystal Morton

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, IUPUI School of Education

Dr. Morton’s research is focused on understanding factors that adversely affect how science and math is taught to African-American students (especially females). She uses her research and expertise to mentor diverse students and to engage young women in science and math (her civic/community involvement is impressive).

Jheel Patel

Co-Host and PhD Candidate Indiana University School of Medicine

Julie Mund, Ph.D.

IUSM Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

Julie earned her B.A. in Classical and Near Eastern Studies from Creighton University, her M.S. in Cellular and Integrative Physiology and Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis. She is from Minnesota and loves the cold, especially snow. She graduated with her Ph.D. in December 2019 and currently works for Eli Lilly & Company. The views represented are her own and not associated with Lilly.

Jheel Patel

Co-Host and PhD Candidate Indiana University School of Medicine