Dr. Richard Jayaraj
Neuroscientist with over 15 years of international research experience across four countries, specializing in multi-disciplinary pre-clinical and clinical projects spanning in silico, in vitro, and in vivo disease models and human biomarkers. I started my research journey from a humble background, without access to sophisticated labs or resources, yet went on to complete my PhD […]
Joseph C. Gaiteri, Ph.D.
9 years in industry developing assays and bioinformatics tools, including portable molecular diagnostics devices and a multi-omic protein and nucleic acid quantification platform. Nucleic acid technical lead on an XPRIZE-winning, CE-marked COVID-19 diagnostic, earning a 1.2M award and beating over 230 competitors; orchestrated a 10X platform-wide improvement in assay sensitivity. Authored two bioinformatics suites for […]
Catalina Vasilescu
Translational researcher with a passion for mitochondrial biology, genomic medicine, and biotechnology. Proven track record in designing and implementing complex experiments such as disease modeling, integrating proteomics, transcriptomics, and genomics data from patient-derived cells, and delivering high-impact findings in collaboration with international, multidisciplinary teams. Skilled in mentorship, grant writing, and science communication, with awards for […]