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 […]
Sudipta Dutta
A growth-oriented researcher with over 10 years of experience in endocrinology, cell and molecular biology, in vivo studies. Ability to learn new techniques; experienced in data analysis, data interpretation, data management, and solving complex problems. Strong oral and written communication skills, cross-functional team collaboration and ability to present scientific data and concepts as evidenced by […]
MEHDI SOLEYMANI-GOLOUJEH, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral scientist with 2+ years of post-PhD experience designing and characterizing engineered human pluripotent stem cell lines at the UCSF Diabetes Center. Applies CRISPR/Cas9-based genome engineering, HDR-oriented knock-in/knockout strategies, TALEN-related workflows, and lentiviral effector systems to build hPSC-derived models of inflammation-driven cell death, with multi-lineage differentiation experience relevant to neural and microglial lineage workflows used […]