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April 2027 · Texas Tech · Lubbock, Texas

Meet theCommittee.

Behind every breakthrough is a team making it possible. Meet the people and university partners bringing Discoveries to Impact to life.

Meet the Team

Driven by Collaboration.

Behind every Discoveries to Impact experience is a team committed to connecting people, ideas and opportunities across the Texas Tech University System.

Representing research, entrepreneurship, innovation and student engagement, our committee brings together expertise from across institutions to celebrate discovery and the people making it happen.

Ryan Bain

Ryan Bain

Program Director
Innovation Hub

Kathryn Dankesreiter

Kathryn Dankesreiter

Assistant Director of Public Relations
Innovation Hub

Jacy Enloe

Jacy Enloe

Lead Administrator for Communications & Partnerships

Julie Isom

Julie Isom

Associate Program Director of Research
Center for STEM Education & Research (CISER)

Levi Johnson, Ph.D.

Levi Johnson, Ph.D.

Director
Center for Transformative Undergraduate Experiences (TrUE)

Jake Quintanilla

Jake Quintanilla

Manager
Office of Research, Innovation, Collaboration, & Entrepreneurship (RICE)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Phil Sizer, Ph.D.

Phil Sizer, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President of Research Innovation
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Taysha Williams

Taysha Williams

Managing Director
Innovation Hub

Better Together

Powered by Partnership.

Discoveries to Impact is made possible through collaboration across the Texas Tech University System. Together, our partners connect students, researchers, healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs with opportunities to turn discovery into meaningful impact.

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One Community. Endless Possibilities.

From the classroom to the laboratory, from a first idea to a growing business, Discoveries to Impact brings together the people shaping what's next. Explore the experiences made possible by our committee and university partners.

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