Dr. Christina M. H. Powell, PhD works in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry. She has a strong scientific research background conducting cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (1992-1999, doctoral research) and genetics research at Massachusetts General Hospital (postdoctoral research within a physician’s group), two affiliates of Harvard Medical School and Harvard University. Her research background in biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology extends back to Penn State University, where she served as a gubernatorial Trustee on the University’s Board of Trustees (1987-1990), and won numerous awards, including a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship and national leadership award for college women (1988).