Founders

Rachel Brog, PhD

Rachel receiver her PhD from the Molecular and Cell Biology Program in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Dartmouth. Her research in the laboratory of Dr. Yina Huang at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center focused on engineering new chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy treatments.

Nick Preiss

Nick is a PhD candidate in the Molecular and Cell Biology Program in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Dartmouth. His research in the laboratory of Dr. Edward Usherwood at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center focuses on molecular control of CD8 T cells for therapeutic applications.

Nikhil Khatwani

Nikhil is a PhD candidate in the Molecular and Cell Biology Program in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Dartmouth. In his research in the laboratory of Dr. Mary Jo Turk at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Nikhil studies the role of tissue-resident memory T cells in melanoma.

A Message from the Founders of DBC

As PhD students in the Molecular and Cell Biology Program at Dartmouth and interested in future careers in biotechnology, Rachel, Nick and Nikhil recognized that more exposure and training in biotech for graduate students at Dartmouth would greatly enhance their educational experience and prepare them for competitive careers. Shortly after, the Dartmouth Biotech Club was launched.

“Thanks to everyone who believed in us, all who were patient with us during our early, unorganized state, and all those who recognized the potential and assisted us in making the Dartmouth Biotech Club a success! Special thanks to Claire Godbersen-Palmer who was our first believer and worked hard to launch the club while defending her thesis.”
– Nikhil, Nick & Rachel