miLEAD is hosting four alumni to participate in an interactive career panel for current consultants on Tuesday, May 4th. The alumni will be discussing their experience in a variety of positions as a medical science liaison, data scientist, project manager, and consultant, while answering questions from participants. This is a great opportunity for career exploration and networking with highly successful individuals who can provide great insight on how to prepare for a career outside academia.
April 2021 Consultant Spotlight
Scott Campit
Scott is a PhD student in the Program in Chemical Biology and miLEAD consultant who worked with a local life science consulting firm on proteomics market analysis.
March 2021 Consultant Spotlight
Christopher Davidson
Christopher is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering and miLEAD consultant who has worked on a number of diverse projects investigating robotics, wound-healing, and more.
February 2021 Consultant Spotlight
ESHNA JASH
Eshna is a PhD student in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and miLEAD consultant who has worked on a medical device market analysis project and with a Michigan-based startup
miLEAD team wins first prize in Yale Healthcare Case Competition
On Saturday, Feb 13, the highly competitive 2021 Yale Healthcare Case Competition (https://www.yalehcc.com/) took place virtually. After a grueling week of intense preparation, the University of Michigan team consisting of miLEAD members Ishtiaq Mawla, Sydney Smith, Fabienne Birkle, Marjana Sarker, and Anindita Sarkar won first prize, beating 65 other competing teams. Global participating teams included MBA and PhD students from Yale, UCLA, Dartmouth, Duke, UC Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, University of Cambridge, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, HEC Paris, and many more top institutions. Other participating teams included miLEAD members Liu Liu, Divyani Paul, Hyo Sub Choi, and Vikramjit Lahiri.
Great work and congratulations to miLEAD members who participated!
A snapshot of the winning miLEAD team: Marjana Sarker, Ishtiaq Mawla, Sydney Smith, Anindita Sarkar, and Fabienne Birkle.
The team’s winning case presentation on pediatric health empowerment.
January 2021 Consultant Spotlight
Hannah Chia
Hannah is a PhD student in Chemical Biology and miLEAD consultant who has worked on an in-house training project and with a medical device startup
January 2021 Alumni Spotlight
Patrick Long, Ph.D.
Patrick was on the Board of Directors of miLEAD and is now a Data Scientist at IQVIA, serving the combined industries of health information technology and clinical research
Happy Holidays from miLEAD Consulting!
miLEAD Initiates Consultant Casing Network
The miLEAD casing network prepares consultants for case interviews at large and boutique consulting firms. Consultants are paired based off skill and experience level and work together to gain proficiency in solving complex consulting problems. This program is designed to ensure consultants have exposure to a variety of different types of cases, maximizing their preparedness for interviews.
A snapshot of materials covered during the casing network by our very own Ishtiaq Mawla.
December 2020 Consultant Spotlight
Zachary Reese
Zachary is a PhD student in Social Psychology and miLEAD consultant who has worked on an in-house training project and with a Michigan-based startup
November 2020 Consultant Spotlight
M. Sydney Smith
Sydney is a PhD student in Immunology and has quickly become a successful project manager at miLEAD
miLEAD welcomes a new group of consultants!
miLEAD is happy to announce that we have brought on 27 new consultants after a competitive recruitment cycle this fall. The new consultants represent 15 various departments/programs at the University of Michigan. miLEAD is excited for new consultants to work on virtual engagements with clients and businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Departments represented by new consultants
We are committed to continually growing our membership both in number and through diversity so that we are well equipped to handle the challenges brought to us from our communities and beyond. Our next recruitment round will take place in March/April 2021.
October 2020 Consultant Spotlight
MEGHAN CAPELING
Meghan is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering and has become a successful consultant at miLEAD within a short period of time
October 2020 Alumni Spotlight
Desirée
García-Torres, Ph.D.
Desirée was on the Board of Directors of miLEAD and is now an Associate Consultant at Great Lakes GrowthWorks in Ann Arbor, MI
September 2020 Consultant Spotlight
Consultant spotlight featuring Ellie Frydendall
Ellie is a PhD Candidate in Pharmacology and has become an accomplished consultant within a short period of time.
Fall 2020 Consultant Recruitment
August 2020 Consultant Spotlight
CONSULTANT SPOTLIGHT FEATURING LUCAS HUFFMAN
Lucas is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience and is passionate about community outreach/engagement and research administration.
July 2020 Consultant Spotlight
CONSULTANT SPOTLIGHT FEATURING SHARENA RICE
Sharena is a PhD student in Neuroscience, and is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Intvo
July 2020 Alumni Spotlight
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT FEATURING MITCH FERNANDEZ
Mitch graduated from the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and currently works as a Scientific Project Manager at Genedata, Inc.
June 2020 Consultant Spotlight
Consultant Spotlight featuring Janet Price
Janet is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and has been with miLEAD since Fall 2017. Read more about her experiences thus far.
