Marina Damiano, Ph.D.
Marina is a scientist with corporate experience at an advertising/marketing communications/PR agency for life science and healthcare companies.
She completed ComSciCon National training through Harvard/MIT and was an RSG Research Communication Fellow at Northwestern University, where she won the Top Speaker Award for a TED-style talk about her nanotechnology research.
She is an adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University and the Immediate Past President of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Chicago Chapter.
Marina earned a B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in German from DePaul University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and
Bionanotechnology from Northwestern University. She holds Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Certifications in PR and Risk Communication, and Internet Promotion and Social Media from the Center for Communication Compliance.
Get to know Marina:
- Marina was the keynote speaker at the Girls 4 Science Summer Recognition Ceremony. Watch the introduction...
- Marina was highlighted by the DePaul University Department of Chemistry. Read more...
If you'd like to have Marina speak at your event, please send an e-mail to marina@damianogroup.com
News and Updates
- Damiano Group, LLC is now a Small Business Administration (SBA)-certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) federal contractor! As we seek further certification, we look forward to continued work with federal, state, and county governments and private organizations that seek supplier diversity.
- Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering featured Marina's scientific communications course to highlight their unique approach to education and "whole brain engineering." Read more...
- Medical Device Online featured our piece, co-authored with the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC), on the science of patient preferences in medical device clinical trial design. Read more...
- Northwestern University's Solar Decathlon Team won 1st place in the Communications Contest at the 2017 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Marina helped develop the team's brand and messaging, as well as communication strategy during the competition. Read more...
- Marina co-authored a paper on advancing the science of patient preferences in US medical device regulatory review in The Patient. Read the paper...
- Marina is interviewing and writing about members of the Governing Committee of the National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc). Read the posts on the NESTcc blog...
Next Steps...
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