Simone Fishburn BA, MA, PhD

Simone Fishburn, PhD, serves as Editor of Biocentury Innovations. Prior to joining BioCentury in 2013, Dr Fishburn worked as a translational scientist in biotech, including nine years in preclinical drug development at Nektar Therapeutics. Before industry, Dr Fishburn carried out research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, after completing a post-doc at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr Fishburn also serves as an advisor on the translational SPARK program at Stanford University and the CTSI Catalyst program at UCSF. Dr Fishburn is also active in programs to advance women’s careers, and was president of Women In Bio from 2013-2014. She is a Fulbright scholar, and holds a PhD in molecular pharmacology from the Weizmann, and an MA and BA in pharmacology from Cambridge University.