Diane K. | Leland

Diane K.

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Power Up your PhD with Grants and Funding | NSF GRFP Recipient, BME PhD

Studied at Columbia University

Worked at Kriya Therapeutics

Available Monday at 8:00 PM UTC

Usually responds within 8 hours

Happy to work together to find a time that works. Feel free to reach out to arrange a time outside of my listed hours!

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Available Monday at 8:00 PM UTC

Usually responds within 8 hours

Happy to work together to find a time that works. Feel free to reach out to arrange a time outside of my listed hours!

Questions? Start chatting with this coach before you get started.

Diane's Coaching Offerings

Write a Powerful Personal Statement

Craft winning personal statements through expert coaching.

Starting at $3455h+ of coaching

Craft a Compelling Research Proposal

Expert help brainstorming, drafting, and editing your research proposal.

Starting at $5528h+ of coaching

Comprehensive PhD Application Package — Land Your Dream Program

Expert help on your PhD essays, recommendations, resume, and more

Starting at $2,20020h+ of coaching

Custom hourly · $69/hr

Get help with Financial Aid & Scholarships, Editing, and .

Diane’s free events & group classes

Navigating your PhD to Industry Journey: Thinking Outside of the Academia and Beyond

Tue, Aug 12 from 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM UTC

Diane’s PhD Programs Qualifications

I secured over 3 fellowships totaling $230K+ in my graduate studies, including the competitive NSF GRFP. I went through multiple trials and errors so you don't have to. Come learn from my firsthand experience of wins.

Diane can help with:

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Editing

Research

Secondary Review

Application Strategy

Dissertation Proposal

Essays

Diane also coaches for Equity Research, Pharmaceutical, and Career Coaching. View all.

About Diane

I'm a Biomedical PhD turned life science industry professional, with 3+ years in equity research and corp dev in large corporation (Goldman Sachs) and private startup (>$650M in funding) settings. I have worked with other STEM graduates who have landed highly competitive roles in biotech/pharma, including top equity research and VC firms. My undergraduate mentees have also gone on to highly competitive PhD and MD programs. I received my BS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCLA. Look forward to discussing and uncovering your potential together.

Why do I coach?

I have been passionate about professional development since my own PhD studies, where I was an active proponent for graduate students exploring their future career options. What I find is that so many qualified and talented candidates are often underselling their capabilities and achievements - especially coming out of academia, where the language and mindset is a little different. Pivoting into the industry takes a little bit of frame shift. The truth is, it's not easy, especially in the current economy. It's also NEVER TOO LATE to take hold of your future direction. I am excited to be here and be your coach and partner in that endeavor.