Theodora Kaiser
Associate VP Medical And Scientific Affairs
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTheodora Kaiser is a PhD-trained medical and scientific affairs leader with 12 years of experience translating complex molecular and clinical science into clear, audience-tailored communications across therapeutic areas from psychiatry and neurology to vaccines and cardiovascular disease. Currently Associate VP, she advanced rapidly through medical writing and director roles at Avant Healthcare and now leads scientific strategy at Synapse in Washington, D.C. Her background blends hands-on molecular biology research—including mentoring undergraduates and studying endogenous retroviruses—with pragmatic industry skills in medical strategy, regulatory-focused communication, and technology transfer. She also contributes front-end improvements to open-source projects like the Galaxy Community Hub, reflecting an aptitude for user-focused design and interdisciplinary collaboration. Colleagues rely on her ability to bridge deep technical detail and accessible storytelling to inform clinicians, regulators, and commercial teams.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Molecular Cellular and Integrative Biosciences (MCIBS), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Molecular Cellular and Integrative Biosciences (MCIBS) at Penn State UniversityBachelor Of Science Biochemistry, Bachelor Of Science Biochemistry at Rowan University
Greek
Github Skills (11)
javascript10
front-end-development10
gridsome10
vue10
vue-jsx10
markdown7
css7
markdown-it7
html6
scs6
sc6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
galaxyproject/galaxy-hub
May 2017 - Nov 2022
Galaxy Community Hub
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:29 reviews, 901 commits, 433 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Theodora primarily focused on front-end development within the "Galaxy Community Hub" project. Their contributions involved modifying Gridsome configuration files to enable and configure plugins, as well as replacing and adapting visual components. The user also implemented changes to site titles and the overall layout of pages, and incorporated some functionality from the existing site.
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NickSto/galaxy-hub
Mar 2021 - Nov 2022
Galaxy Community Hub
Contributions:126 pushes, 417 branches, 1 tag in 1 year 8 months
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