Ellen Dobson
Postdoctoral & Graduate Program Manager
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEllen Dobson is a career development leader with over 20 years bridging hands-on biomedical research and higher-education career programming, currently managing postdoctoral and graduate professional development at the Morgridge Institute for Research. She designs evidence-informed workshops, individual advising, and interdisciplinary fellowships that help scientists build research expertise, transferable skills, and inclusive career confidence—recently integrating custom AI tools to help trainees optimize resumes and interview prep. Previously she scaled career services for 1,000+ postdocs at UW–Madison and holds a PhD in Microbiology & Immunology, bringing deep lab experience in microscopy and quantitative image analysis to inform practical training. Known for collaborative partnerships and data-driven program evaluation, she combines empathetic coaching with strategic leadership to create visible pathways for diverse early-career researchers.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Molecular Biology & BioInformatics, BS, Molecular Biology & BioInformatics at University of Wisconsin-ParksidePhD, Microbiology & Immunology, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology at The University of British Columbia
Github Skills (38)
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fiji10
imagej10
jupyter-notebook10
jupyter9
image-processing9
jupyterlab9
compatibility9
scijava8
microscopy8
wsi8
bam7
java7
n-dimensional7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
nafisahis/Colocalisation_Analysis
Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
Fiji's plugin for colocalization analysis
Contributions:6 pushes in 18 days
colocalizationanalysisstatic-analysisfiji
etarena/RKColocal-Notebook
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 month
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