Bridging Borders: Career Journeys at Bayer, From Germany to the USA

Wednesday, 06 Nov 2024 at 3:30 pm – 1226 Howe Hall

Dr. Anita Kuepper and Dr. Lucas McKinnon will share their career experiences at Bayer Global. This lecture will provide info about international opportunities in the crop sciences and more generally about German-American industry partnerships.Kuepper is a soybean development pipeline lead and joined Bayer in Research and Development in Frankfurt, Germany; she is now based in St. Louis. McKinnon is a protein scientist and started his Bayer career in St. Louis and recently completed a short-term assignment in Monheim, Germany.This lecture will be recorded but not posted on the Lectures website. Please email with "Bayer Career Lecture" in the subject line to request a link to the recording. 
Dr. Anita Kuepper and Dr. Lucas McKinnon will share their career experiences at Bayer Global. This lecture will provide info about international opportunities in the crop sciences and more generally about German-American industry partnerships.Kuepper is a soybean development pipeline lead and joined Bayer in Research and Development in Frankfurt, Germany; she is now based in St. Louis. McKinnon is a protein scientist and started his Bayer career in St. Louis and recently completed a short-term assignment in Monheim, Germany.This lecture will be recorded but not posted on the Lectures website. Please email with "Bayer Career Lecture" in the subject line to request a link to the recording. 

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