Colorado Mountain School
Carsten Schnatwinkel has extensive experience in oncology and immuno-oncology within the pharmaceutical industry, currently serving as a Senior Oncology Medical Science Liaison at AstraZeneca since December 2018. Prior roles include Medical Science Liaison at Ipsen and Scientist III - Program Manager at Flagship Biosciences, where Carsten managed cross-functional teams and contributed to advancing biomarker and diagnostics development. With a strong background in research, Carsten has held academic positions as a Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at both the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics. Carsten holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology from the Max-Planck Institute and a Master's degree in Biochemistry and Biophysical Chemistry from Medizinische Hochschule Hannover. Additionally, Carsten has engaged in teaching as an MCAT Teacher.
Colorado Mountain School
The mountains have a profound ability to make us feel alive. Colorado Mountain School exists to share the power of the mountains with adventurers who want to learn and explore. Our family of climbing and skiing professionals is dedicated to mountain experiences that are educational, fun, challenging, and life-changing at times. We believe that what you accomplish is less important than how you accomplish it. As a result, we are industry leaders in: *Stewardship, treasuring and caring for our world’s magnificent landscapes *Professionalism, hiring only the most qualified staff, guides, educators, and mentors *Quality of Life, generously supporting and caring for our staff, guides, and customers Colorado Mountain School was founded in Estes Park, Colorado in 1981. Since then we’ve built a reputation on tens of thousands of days skiing, climbing, mountaineering, and teaching in our backyard—the spectacular Colorado Rockies—and across the globe in other world-class mountain ranges. Our team is highly trained and curates internationally respected courses and trips. CMS is Colorado’s largest mountain guide company, an accredited guide service of the American Mountain Guides Association, and the country’s #1 AIARE avalanche course provider.