Sean McFarland

Senior Mentor at US Army

Sean McFarland, a recent graduate of the UC Berkeley / UCSF joint PhD program in Bioengineering, has developed a high-throughput pipeline to robotically assemble stem cells and extract image data using high content fluorescence microscopy. McFarland leverages descriptive statistics and machine learning to study and predict cell behavior in response to various stimuli. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, McFarland is currently applying to jobs in Cambridge, MA, and has a keen interest in improving the human condition at the intersection of people, innovation, and technology. He was a Former CIRM and NSF Predoctoral Scholar, a Graduate Student in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley, and a Microbiology Prep Room Technician at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Experience

Senior Mentor at US Army (June 2022 - Present)

Member at Army Science Board (May 2022 - Present), Senior Fellow at Association of the United States Army (2018 - Present), Senior Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center (2018 - Present), Vice President at General Atomics (September 2018 - June 2022), Member at Council on Foreign Relations (2019 - 2022), Lt Gen (Retired) at US Army (May 1981 - April 2018)

Education

Bachelor of Science - BS in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from United States Military Academy at West Point (1977 - 1981), Masters of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1988 - 1990), Master's degree in Military National Resource Strategy and Policy from National Defense University (2002 - 2003), Masters Degree in Military Operational Art and Science/Studies from U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (1992 - 1994)