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Dr. Sarah Sterlace joined Taconic in 2024 and is currently Senior Director of Portfolio Management, supporting Neurobiology and Rare Disease. She brings over 10 years of experience in drug discovery and life sciences support, with a focus on emerging technologies and customer-centric solutions that advance translational research.

Jessica Ramadhin, PhD, has nearly 10 years of in vivo experience and a background in immunology, metabolism, and the gut microbiome. Her expertise now spans a variety of therapeutic areas, ranging from immunology and metabolism to immuno-oncology, assisting both customers and internal stakeholders. At Taconic, she is a Scientific Solutions Consultant.

Amy Moring joined Taconic in 2024 and as your local Client Relationship Manager for the Southwestern region, she is dedicated to supporting your pre-clinical studies by striving to offer the best solutions using in-vivo models. She is well-versed in Taconic’s portfolio of commercially available mouse and rat models to streamline your projects in a variety of therapeutic areas, as well as our custom model generation solutions and colony management services. Amy holds a Bachelors of Science in Microbiology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Ryan supports biotech, pharmaceutical, and CRO organizations across the Southwest region. With more than 20 years of life sciences experience, he helps researchers improve animal and cell model health, reproducibility, and study outcomes through a broad range of efficacy and toxicology testing solutions.

Jeray Thelwell holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University. He currently serves as a Senior Technical Sales Specialist at Revvity, where he works with researchers applying advanced technologies to preclinical research and drug development. His specialty is Revvity’s in vivo imaging platform, which enables longitudinal optical imaging and quantitative assessment of disease progression, biodistribution, and therapeutic response in living subjects. It’s his pleasure to work with and learn alongside researchers on their scientific journey, and while imaging is his specialty, he also enjoys cooking, fitness, volunteer work, and travel—so don’t be surprised if those make their way into the conversation too.