Alumnus Christian Makkar Delivers Compassionate Care to Hospital Patients During COVID June 3, 2021 When it comes to practicing medicine, so many skills cannot be taught in a textbook. One of these skills is empathy—something recent Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) graduate Christian Makkar, PPC […] Read more
Biotech Summer Program Graduates Prepare to Launch Industry Careers May 26, 2021 As Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)’s latest Master of Business and Science (MBS) graduates prepare to launch careers in the biotech industry, many can directly trace their journeys to participation in […] Read more
PPA Alumna Stephanie Rodriguez Offers Hope and Encouragement to PA School Applicants May 12, 2021 For students on the pre-medical track, the prospect of potentially not getting accepted into medical school can be daunting. Amanda Stephanie Rodriguez (Amanda is her legal name, but friends and […] Read more
KGI PharmD Graduates Earn CPJE Pass Rate Above National Average and 4th in California May 6, 2021 California’s qualifying test for pharmacy practice is considered one of the most difficult in the country. Yet the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2020 from the Keck Graduate Institute […] Read more
Line Stigen Raquet Joins Panel of Judges for KGI’s Business Plan Competition April 23, 2021 As Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) prepares next month to graduate its 20th class of Master of Business and Science (MBS) students, a member of the first graduating class will return virtually […] Read more
KGI Alumnus Samet S. Yildirim Joins Cultivated Meat Company Orbillion Bio as Co-Founder & COO March 4, 2021 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) alumnus Samet S. Yildirim, MBS ’13 and Advisory Board Member for KGI’s Amgen Bioprocessing Center, has joined cultivated meat start-up Orbillion Bio as Co-founder and Chief […] Read more
Personal Tragedy Fuels KGI Alumnus Jabre Millon’s Desire to Help Others as a Doctor March 3, 2021 As a 16-year-old, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) alumnus Jabre Millon, PPC ’18, had dreams of becoming a doctor and joining the Olympics. He was a committed student and track and […] Read more
KGI & East Coast Connection Lead to Love for Alumni Karishma Dagar and Michael Leibfried February 12, 2021 For Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) alumni Karishma Dagar (Leibfried), MS ’13, and Michael Leibfried, MS ’12, it might not have quite been love at first sight. However, they quickly bonded […] Read more
KGI Alumnus J. Robert Rankin Embraces Change As Bioinformatics Startup Exits Beta in Amsterdam January 27, 2021 Robert Rankin, MBS ’09, has recently embarked on a new adventure. After relocating from the Bay Area to Amsterdam in August 2020, his bioinformatics software startup, ConnextBio, has exited beta. […] Read more
KGI PhD Candidate Christine Urrea Publishes Internship Results on Improved Filtration for Bioprocessing December 14, 2020 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) student Christine Urrea, MEng ’19, PhD ’23, recently had her internship results for Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), a global biopharmaceutical company based in Massachusetts, published in Biotechnology […] Read more