PhD., Senior Director, Agilent Cell Analysis David Ferrick began his career as a University of California professor, then entrepreneur and currently industry executive focused on life sciences tools, drug discovery and diagnostics specifically in the areas of immunology and cancer. He has commercialized many life science products into new and emerging markets based on nascent technologies and advanced several drug screening programs from target identification to preclinical testing. He has authored over 150 peer reviewed publications and 13 patents along with several book chapters. Dr. Ferrick received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from Georgetown University in Washington D.C.