About Us
The MIT Sloan Healthcare Club (formerly known as the Biomedical Business Club, or BBC) is a resource for students from across MIT who are interested in the healthcare and life sciences industry. Our mission is threefold:
- Enable current members to obtain internships and jobs in the healthcare and life sciences industry through various club-sponsored activities, including networking events and interview preparation.
- Host an innovative, exciting, and relevant healthcare conference that leverages MIT’s unique cutting edge research, Boston’s biotech foundations, and leading area teaching hospitals to serve as a beacon for those in industry and academia.
- Promote the development of future healthcare leaders while creating a fun and supportive community.
Club Presidents
Sandra Chow
Sandra is a second year MBA student at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to attending MIT Sloan, she was a Pharmaceuticals Analyst at Decision Resources where she specialized in Psychiatry and Pain, helping clients to understand market dynamics and opportunities through syndicated market research reports and forecasts. She spent four years studying axon regeneration in Harvard Medical School's Biological Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Doctorate program. Sandra received her M.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Harvard and B.S. in Biology, with Minors in Music and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, from MIT. For the summer, Sandra is working as a Johnson & Johnson Strategic Marketing intern. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, eating, and playing strategic board games.
Serena Shao
Serena got her bachelor degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University in China majoring in Chemistry. After college, she went to US and got her Master degree in Chemistry with research focusing on biophysics from SUNY Buffalo. Prior to MIT Sloan, she spent four years working in the biopharmaceutical industry in Boston as a scientist and project manager. In her professional career, she has had a wide array of experiences in drug discovery, development and manufacture. At Sloan, Serena focuses on healthcare related product design and development, technology commercialization and investment.
Eliza Kamenetsky
Eliza is a second year MBA student at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to attending MIT Sloan, Eliza was an Associate in the consulting group of Leerink Swann, developing growth opportunities for biopharmaceutical clients through optimization of internal drug portfolios, assessment of external opportunities, and assistance with overall R&D strategy to enhance company value. Before Leerink Swann, she worked at UK Trade & Investment, helping early stage life science companies in the UK with their market entry strategy into the United States. For the summer, Eliza will be gaining industry experience at Smith & Nephew, a leading medical device company, as a marketing intern in the Endoscopy group. Eliza earned a B.A. and M.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, summa cum laude, from Boston University.
Club Officers
| Andrea Ippolito, David Xie | Co-Chairs, MIT Sloan Healthcare Conference |
| Elinor Huang | VP, Case Competition |
| Elyssa Campbell | VP, Speakers & Events |
| Chris Wilfong | VP, Alumni & Treks |
| Edan Bin Nun, Jay Verrill | VPs, Career Development |
| Lamees Hamada | VP, Marketing |
| Rachel Chung | VP, Communications |
| Freida Ahonkhai, Yvonne Chung | VPs, Finance & Sponsorship |
Directors, Club Officers
Treks
Rachel HorovitzCase Competition
Mandy YeungErik Tautkus
Speaker
Andy ChooIsa Watson
Lauren Ankeles
Marketing
Elana ShapiroLindsay Wilber
Sponsor
Joonhyung BaeBioInnovations Conference Panel leads
Lauren AnkelesJonathan Bloom
Juha Lauren
Yufen Shi
BioInnovations Conference Panel Contributors
Sheridan BlakeSimon Kotzeff
Lydia Obeng
Erik Tautkus
Ying-Yu Chen
Co-Directors of Logistics
Nishanth DevEric Khairy
Co-Directors of Marketing
Elana ShapiroLindsay Wilber
Contact
Please feel free to email the club if you have any questions or would like more information about MIT Sloan Healthcare activities: sloanhcc@mit.edu
Interested in Leading?
The MIT Sloan Healthcare Club will be accepting applications from the class of 2013 for leadership positions within the club. Be on the look out for more information this fall!