Elizabeth Ann Stringer, C'03

Dr. Stringer, chief scientific officer at Nashville Biosciences, will be the Babson Center’s Humphreys Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the 2023 Advent semester. Elizabeth Ann will share her pathway to a career in scientific research and data analysis and explain the progress that Nashville Biosciences is making in the healthcare industry, particularly in treating and finding a cure for diseases through genome sequencing.

While on campus, Dr. Stringer will deliver a presentation, “A Leap Forward for Precision Medicine:  NashBio & the Alliance for Genomic Discovery,” at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Naylor Auditorium in Gailor Hall. All are welcome.

Nashville Biosciences, a subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), partners with outside organizations to expand its genomic and clinical data for drug and diagnostic findings. Leveraging the massive databank at VUMC, Nashville Biosciences recently joined with five bioscience and biopharmaceutical companies to create the Alliance for Genomic Discovery (AGD). By adding genomic data from a more diverse pool, this private-sector research alliance will expand the potential for innovative solutions for a patient’s unique healthcare challenges.

Prior to her role at Nashville Biosciences, Dr. Stringer was the chief scientific officer at axialHealthcare, a Nashville-based data firm that addressed pain management and opioid use. While leading data science and analytics teams that researched and analyzed clinical data, she was able to secure $20 million in venture capital investment.

Dr. Stringer received her B.S. in physics from the University of the South and a Ph.D. in neuroimaging from Vanderbilt University. She was a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine focusing on pain management.

While on campus, Dr. Stringer will also attend a lunch with students. This visit is co-sponsored by the Babson Center for Global Commerce, the Biology Department, Sewanee Career Readiness, and the Department of Economics Georgescu-Roegen Fund.

The Humphreys Entrepreneur-in-Residence program is made possible by a gift from Debra and David Humphreys, C'79, and brings outstanding and innovative business leaders and entrepreneurs to the University to provide experiential perspectives to undergraduates.