Lisan Lalita Smith

Biography

Dr. Lisan Smith completed her PhD in pharmacology at Vanderbilt University, followed by postdoctoral training in Developmental Neurobiology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she was an awarded a UNCF Merck Postdoctoral Fellowship. She brings experience as a bench scientist in academia and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as several years on the business side of science in small to medium size companies. Prior to joining Carle Illinois, Dr. Smith was a technology manager in the Office of Technology Management at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she managed the Life Sciences and Healthcare Intellectual Property portfolios of several University Inventors through patent protection and commercialization efforts. In addition, Dr. Smith has worked as a research and scientific liaison in global health, biotechnology job trainer, and biology professor and mentor in the academic and not-for-profit sectors. She is excited to contribute to the success of Carle Illinois’ future physician innovators.