Jersey City — Andrew Conrad, Ph.D., will speak at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College on Thursday, February 15 at noon as part of the Distinguished Speakers in Science Lecture Series. Dr. Conrad is the Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of LabCorp’s National Genetics Institute. The lecture will take place in the McIntyre Room in Dinneen Hall and is open to the public.
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Andrew Conrad, Ph.D., delivered an address as part of the Distinguished Speakers in Science Series on February 15.
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Dr. Conrad earned a bachelor’s degree in Neurobiology and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of California Los Angeles. He has served as the Responsible Head for the FDA Product License for an automated device for the detection of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HCV in plasma from large numbers of donors.
National Genetics Institute (NGI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp). NGI provides advanced genetics testing services for blood screening, medical testing, and clinical research.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College is the Jesuit College of New Jersey. Founded in 1872, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The main campus is located in Jersey City. The College has a branch campus for adults in Englewood Cliffs, NJ and also offers courses at various corporate sites at the Jersey City waterfront and in South Amboy, NJ.
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