Dr. Caitlyn Hauke graduated from the Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) program at Dartmouth in 2017, transitioning to a staff position at the college in the Department of Environmental Health & Safety, where she served as Dartmouth's Biological Safety Officer. In 2021, Caitlyn switched gears and joined the private sector as a Biosafety Officer for Clinical Biosafety Services, focusing on human gene therapy clinical trials and providing expertise in facilitating Institutional Biosafety Committee reviews.
Caitlyn began her time at Dartmouth interested in microbiology, infectious disease, and vaccine development after having spent her undergraduate focus on forensic biology. After deciding a career in academic research wasn't her ultimate goal, a career in biosafety allowed Caitlyn to continue to learn and grow in the biological sciences realm in a different way. Caitlyn enjoys her new role in helping to facilitate the clinical trial process and bring groundbreaking research to patients in need.
She credits the MCB program for opening doors to alternative scientific careers. Dartmouth continues to be a supportive community for scientists and academics on a variety of career paths.
In addition to her work in biosafety, Caitlyn is also actively involved in the deathcare world, serving on her municipal cemetery board, the Green Burial Council International Board of Directors, and as a cemeterian in a for-profit conservation cemetery in New Hampshire. She utilizes the teaching, writing, and leadership skills she honed at Dartmouth to educate the public on deathcare, further demonstrating the cross-translational utility of pursuing a terminal degree in the MCB program.
Contact Caitlyn at hauke.caitlyn@gmail.com