Sara Serritella

Sara Serritella is an award-winning storyteller and investigative journalist turned Director of Communications at the Institute for Translational Medicine that’s powered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and she is a lecturer at The University of Chicago and UChicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine.

Sara co-built the science communications program at one of the top universities in the world, and she enjoys teaching physicians, researchers, faculty, medical students, undergraduates, and the general public how to harness the power of storytelling to accomplish their goals. Her high-energy presentations grace the stages of global and national conferences.

As a partner at Vantius and licensed private detective, Sara’s favorite high-profile cases are helping to exonerate wrongfully-convicted individuals. She is also a proud alum of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications.

Sara is a lover of rescue pit bulls, yoga, travel, and awesome alliteration.