Kayla Fernando

Commercialization Ph d Fellow @Duke Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Durham, NC, US
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WORK HISTORY

Sep 2023 — Present

Commercialization Ph d Fellow @Duke Innovation And Entrepreneurship

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Durham, NC, US

Positioned a microbial therapeutic as a more targeted and sustainable alternative to lifetime adherence to GLP-1 agonists for long-term weight maintenance• Evaluated a foundation model that identified new indications for existing drugs based on shared pathophysiology to accelerate drug repurposing efforts• Marketed AI image generation software that used patient X-rays to predict surgical outcomes as an educational tool to improve patient-surgeon communication• Promoted the I&E graduate certificate to 200+ students/year by presenting at class visits, info sessions, student involvement fairs, and I&E-sponsored events

EDUCATION

2024 — 2025

Duke University

Graduate Certificate, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

2014 — 2018

Boston College

Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

2020 — 2026

Duke University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neurobiology

SKILLS

JournalismVideo AnalyticsMicrosoft WordWestern BlottingAdobe IndesignLoggerproPublic SpeakingMicrosoft ExcelIacuc Mouse ProtocolAnimal HandlingImmunohistochemistryLaboratory SkillsPcrEthovision Xt 8.0Microsoft PowerpointGel ElectrophoresisClarityScientific Writing

ABOUT KAYLA FERNANDO

Life Science Strategy | Duke neuroscientist, studying motor learning | Martial artist, studying motor learning

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