Nancy Contel
Nancy was one of the first women to graduate from Williams College. She obtained a Diploma of Science in Physiology from Massey University in New Zealand. Following four years at the NIH, Nancy obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. She joined DuPont Pharmaceuticals as a post-doc followed by tenures at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Incyte Corporation, and Prelude Therapeutics. She participated in international travels to evaluate contract research organizations for pharma. Nancy participated in a multi-company collaborative enterprise with the Imperial College London investigating the utility of metabonomics. She also participated in the assessment of grant applications for the Therapies for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program of NIH. Nancy moved to Hilton Head in 2019. She participates as a volunteer at VIM and has helped with the acclimation process for an Afghan refugee family located in Savannah. She is actively involved in ‘get out the vote’ efforts locally and nationally and is a member of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion committee of the local League of Women Voters. |