Mike huckman biography

I am not brave.

Once, I passed out after a routine blood draw for a diagnostic test.

Mike Huckman.

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Huckman's work has spanned dozens of companies primarily within the healthcare sector, from large-cap pharmaceuticals to start-ups, including United Technologies, P&G, Neiman Marcus, UL, Sanofi and Roche/Genentech.

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Ever since that first scary and embarrassing episode at a LabCorp location in Manhattan several years ago, the act of giving a blood sample, no matter how small, has been a source of anxiety.

Will I break out in a cold sweat?

Feel lightheaded? Collapse on the floor?

Fearing a repeat performance, I get myself tied up in knots. It also should be evident by now that I’m not fond of needles.

Mike Huckman's career began less then a year ago.

I’m 58 years old, but I still look away like a squeamish kid whenever I get a flu shot or some other routine vaccination. Just make it quick and tell me when it’s over.

All of the above makes me an unlikely candidate for a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.

But a few months ago, when I read in my local newspaper that vaccine developers Pfizer and Moderna needed more volunteers, I decided to participate—or at least see if