Abbey Thompson Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

Berkeley, California, United States

Activate is a non-profit that helps scientists and engineers bring their research to market with a focus on solutions for climate and sustainability. The two-year immersive Activate Fellowship provides financial resources, mentorship, networks, and education to transform scientists into high-impact entrepreneurs.

San Jose, California, United States

Managed a portfolio of educational programming to deliver high quality STEAM experiences to diverse audiences while providing opportunities for early-career scientists to gain science communication experience.• Directed the Stanford at The Tech program, bringing Stanford graduate students and postdocs to The Tech Interactive (a hands-on science center in San Jose CA) for an intensive science communication experience. Mentored >60 scientist interns and served >30,000 museum visitors.• Directed the Ask-a-Geneticist website, which reaches >3.5 million visitors annually. Answered submitted questions, served as editor for new articles, and worked as project manager for a major redesign and content review in 2021.• Developed new hands-on genetics activities and worked with independent evaluators to assess efficacy and impact.• Collaborated with other departments at The Tech on projects including educator lesson plans, DEIA style guidelines, social media content, and teen career pathway events.• Collaborated with colleagues in the Genetics Department on DEI initiatives, support for high school and undergraduate summer research programs, and other projects related to community engagement.

Stanford, Ca

I completed my dissertation in David Kingsley's lab, where I studied the molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution of new traits in vertebrates.

San Jose, Ca

Led a variety of floor activities with museum visitors, wrote articles for the online Ask-A-Geneticist column, and acted as a docent in the traveling Smithsonian Human Genome Exhibit.

Provided hands-on STEM lessons to middle school students on topics ranging from life sciences to physics and engineering. I worked closely with classroom teachers to select topics that supplemented their curriculum with activities throughout the entire academic year, providing cost-effective NGSS-aligned laboratory experiments to under-resourced schools.

Laboratory Of Translational Genomics, Gaithersburg, Md

Evanston, Il

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Genetics

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Genetics And Molecular Biology