biography
Dr. Barbara Preston trained as a research scientist with a BS and MS in Microbiology from the Univ. of Maryland followed by NIH training, a PhD in Pharmacology at Cornell Univ. and a postdoc in Pharmacology at UCSD. After discovering that she was a "people person", Barbara transitioned into scientific recruiting for the drug discovery (biotech / pharmaceutical) industry. Prior to founding PharmaScouts, Barbara worked for another executive search firm where she achieved Rookie of the Year (1999), Directors Club (2000), Top Recruiter of the Year (2001) and Million Dollar Club awardee (2002). Dr. Preston is a member of numerous scientific organizations including AAPS, AALAS, NAASO, and others and recently served on the Board of Directors and as Vice President for the Association of Women in Science’s (AWIS) San Diego Chapter.