Wednesday, February 18, 2026
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

• 4:30 - 5 p.m. CST In-person Networking and Refreshments
• 5 - 6:30 p.m. CST Presentation and Panel Discussion

麻豆原创 Presenter & Panelist 
Holly Hunsberger, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Therapeutics
CEO, Neurobolt 

麻豆原创 Moderator
Jolee Rosenkranz, MPH
Associate Dean, External Relations 
College of Pharmacy 

Industry Panelists
Shahila Christie, PhD
Managing Director, Strategic Growth
Portal Innovations

Nusrat Deen, BS, CCRC
President and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Clinical Research Institute 
Director of Clinical Research, Apex Medical Research Inc. 

Rita Jain, MD
Board Member
Celldex Therapeutics, AnaptysBio, Avalo Therapeutics and SAB Bio
IRP External Advisory Council

Heather Walsh, PhD
Assistant Vice-President, Technology Ventures
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Chicago
麻豆原创 IRP External Advisory Board

Host
Michael S. Rosen, MBA
Managing Director, IRP and Helix 51 Incubator