Judith Kjelstrom
Director, UC Davis Biotechnology Program. PhD in Microbiology and board certified Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Non paid consultant for Velocity Ventures (regional venture capital company focused on early stage tech companies)
| Headline: | Educator |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.biotech.ucdavis.edu |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Education, Health, Nanotech |
| Skills: | Business, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Leadership, Management, Public Relations, Public speaking, Recruitment, Writing |
| Location: | UC Davis |
| Groups: | CleanStart |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Trading services |
| Tags: | biotech |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | UC Davis |
| Position: | Director, UC Davis Biotechnology Program |
| Time period: | April 1999 - December 2010 |
| Description: | Oversee biotech education, training and outreach program, especially the Advance Degree Program (ADP) for corporate employees and the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology (DEB) graduate progrem. Promote academic-industry-government partnerships |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Interviews for Publications:
Oct 2009 - was interviewed by a CHI writer for an article on UC Davis Biotechnology Programs for the 2010 California Biomedical Industry Report (www.chi.org) July 2009 - was interviewed by AAAS for special article on Entrepreneurship. Venturing In New Ventures by Carol Milano in Science.http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/prev... March 2008 - was featured in a Nature’s career profile section on biotech education. http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v7/n3/full/nrd2542.html |
| Papers: | Hubble, J.P., T. Cao, J.A. Kjelstrom, W. C. Koller and B.L. Beaman. 1995. Nocardia species as an etiologic agent in Parkinson’s disease: serological testing in a case-control study. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 16:291-301.
Kjelstrom, J. A. and B. L. Beaman. 1993. Development of a serological panel for the recognition of nocardial infections in a murine model. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 16: 291-301. Kjelstrom, J. A. and B. L. Beaman. 8/1991. Poster Presentation at the International symposium on biology of Actinomycetes (ISBA). Abstract # P3-020. Development of a serological fingerprint for the diagnosis of nocardial infections, with emphasis on infections of the brain. |
| Books: | March 2008 – Judith A. Kjelstrom and Denneal Jamison-McClung co-authored a chapter on UC Davis Biotechnology Programs in Best Practices in Biotechnology Education (Yali Friedman, editor) Logos Press.
Kjelstrom, J. A. 1998 Chapter 2: The Infectious Disease Process in Essential of Diagnostic Microbiology. Shimeld, L. (ed). Delmar Pub. Co. New York. Beaman, B. L., L. Beaman, J. A. Kjelstrom and S. Ogata. 1994. Bacteria and Neurodegeneration, pgs. 319-339 in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Calne, D. (ed.). W. B. Saunders Pub. Co., Philadelphia, PA. Kjelstrom, J. A. 1994. Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology. In House Press. American River College |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | Rotary Club of Sacramento |
| Memberships: | ASM, ASCP, SARTA board member, Leadership California -Sacramento regional co-chair |
