Biological Sciences Alumni

Deborah graduated from Michigan Tech in 1978 with a BS in Biological Sciences. She went on to complete her PhD in Biological Sciences from Notre Dame in 1987. She is a drug development researcher and developer with over twenty years of experience managing R&D projects and teams in the pharmaceutical and diagnostics industries. Deborah is currently Scientific Director, Translational Biomarker Research, Translational . . .

Derhun Sanders is a decorated Army civilian leader, strategist, and STEM champion whose career has spanned more than 25 years of public service. He currently serves as Chief of Domestic Industry and Academia Partnerships at the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Headquarters, where he leads enterprise-wide initiatives to transition innovative technologies from academic, industry, and federal . . .

Dr. Joseph Roti Roti graduated from Michigan Tech in 1965 with a BS in Physics. He continued his studies at the University of Rochester and earned a PhD in Biophysics in 1972, followed by a postdoctoral year at the University of Florida in biochemistry. He was on the faculty at the University of Utah as assistant and associate professor of radiology until 1985 when he joined Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. . . .