Weili Sun, MD, PhD, traveled to Memphis from China in 1998 to pursue a PhD in pathology at UT Health Science Center. She had not been back to the university since leaving in 2005 for her postgraduate medical training, until she was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Winter Postdoc Research Showcase last month.
Dr. Sun, senior medical director for oncology clinical research at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, offered advice to the postdoctoral audience for pursuing a career in the pharmaceutical industry. She also had kind words for the alma mater that helped shape the career she has today.
“I think all the mentors, the things I learned, also the skills I learned as a PhD really, really helped me a lot,” she said. “I’m still using those things at my daily work.”
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