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Scientist
Educator 
Leader

Connecting the life sciences,
social impact, and leadership

Alia Qatarneh is a scientist, educator, and systems leader with over a decade of experience advancing equity and innovation across the life sciences, education, and nonprofit sectors. As a Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she brings expertise in cross-sector strategy, workforce development, and organizational transformation. Her work spans biotechnology program leadership, multimillion-dollar grant development, curriculum innovation, and strategic advisory roles. Most recently, Alia has supported national expansion and governance strategy as Strategic Advisor to the CEO of Life Science Cares, a national nonprofit aligning the life sciences industry with education and economic mobility initiatives. She also serves on the leadership team at TrailblazHERs Run Co., a Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to creating inclusive wellness spaces for women of color, where she leads strategy, partnerships, and communications.

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Alia is committed to building scalable solutions that align social impact with institutional growth, policy, and corporate responsibility.

Areas of Practice

Science

Molecular biologist with a strong foundation in biotechnology applications, with hands-on research experience in protein synthesis and folding kinetics.

Education

Ed.L.D. candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Former Implementation Coordinator for LabXchange.

Teaching Fellow for Clinical Trial Research (BIOTE 215) and Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Learning (EDU A608).

Head Teaching Fellow for Life Sciences Outreach Lab Program.

Leadership 

Former director of a biotech education program, providing strategic leadership, operational management, and fiscal management. 

Founder of µicroPAINT, a module that explores learner agency by combining biotechnology and art.           

Member of multiple advisory boards that interface between education, medicine, and the life sciences industry. 

LeadHER of TrailblazHers Run Co. 

Advances in technology are not only having an incredible impact on how we develop and deliver innovative medicines to patients, but also in how we educate and inspire the next generation of scientists.

Robert Bradway

Chief Executive Officer of Amgen

Alia Qatarneh

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