Rana

Khan

Dr. Rana Khan is the founding director of the Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship program at the Katz School. She has over 15 years of experience in graduate education administration, teaching, and research. Prior to joining , Dr. Khan served as Vice Dean in the Graduate School at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), providing leadership to a diverse offering of science and information technology-related programs. She also worked as Program Director for the school's Professional Science Master’s in Biotechnology, and led the creation of multiple tracks within the program. As the Principal Investigator on two department of education grants at UMUC, Dr. Khan implemented a variety of initiatives, including an e-mentoring program, industry-sponsored capstone projects, and a biotechnology symposium. She has extensive experience developing collaborations and partnerships with public and private sector organizations, and in developing new science and technology programs and curricula. Dr. Khan spent her early career as a bench scientist working at the US Department of Agriculture on molecular mechanisms underlying plant disease resistance. She has published her scientific research in a variety of scientific peer-reviewed journals and research on e-mentoring program, outcomes assessment and factors affecting student performance and retention in online programs in educational journals.