The Ellison Medical Institute values emotional intelligence and communication with empathy and respect for others. We seek to build a diverse group of people who are curious, have a deep sense of responsibility and the grit needed to achieve excellence.

We believe that an inclusive, collaborative team environment is just as important to our mission as stethoscopes and microscopes. We strive to always provide employees a supportive atmosphere so they feel confident taking creative risks toward innovation.

David Agus, MD

David Agus, MD

Founding CEO, Board Member
McKenzie Thomas, JD

McKenzie Thomas, JD

Chief Operating Officer
Anna Barker, PhD

Anna Barker, PhD

Chief Strategy Officer
Jerry S.H. Lee, PhD

Jerry S.H. Lee, PhD

Chief Science & Innovation Officer
Shannon M. Mumenthaler, PhD

Shannon M. Mumenthaler, PhD

Chief Translational Research Officer
Reva Basho, MD

Reva Basho, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Jason Bowman

Jason Bowman

Chief Financial Officer
David Parkinson, MD

David Parkinson, MD

Principal, Drug Discovery

Translational Research

Andrea Armani, PhD

Andrea Armani, PhD

Senior Director

Physical Sciences and Engineering

Mitchell E. Gross, MD, PhD

Mitchell E. Gross, MD, PhD

Faculty and Senior Director

Clinical Translational Program

Kian Kani, PhD

Kian Kani, PhD

Faculty and Senior Director

Education and Outreach

Naim Matasci, PhD

Naim Matasci, PhD

Senior Director

Applied AI Research

Katrina Barron

Katrina Barron

Director

Foundation & Engagement

Frank Callari

Frank Callari

Director, Head of IT

Information Technology

Olga Caste­llanos, CCRP

Olga Caste­llanos, CCRP

Director

Clinical Research

Sandy Chautran

Sandy Chautran

Director

Finance

Thomas Jonsson, PhD

Thomas Jonsson, PhD

Director, Research Operations

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Matthew Jung, MD, FACP

Matthew Jung, MD, FACP

Physician and Director, Preventative Medicine

Ellison Clinic

Jonathan Katz, PhD

Jonathan Katz, PhD

Faculty and Director

Molecular Analytics

Roopali Malhotra, JD, MBe

Roopali Malhotra, JD, MBe

General Counsel

Legal Affairs

Erika McClain, MS

Erika McClain, MS

Head of People

Human Resources

Parisa Mirzadehgan, MPH, MSHS, CCRP

Parisa Mirzadehgan, MPH, MSHS, CCRP

Director

Clinical Trials

Sonia Nijampatnam, PhD

Sonia Nijampatnam, PhD

Head of Partnerships and Program Management

Business Operations

Katherin Patsch, PhD

Katherin Patsch, PhD

Director

Drug Discovery

Martin Purschke, PhD

Martin Purschke, PhD

Director

Lab Operations

Kelly San­toro, MMSc, PA-C

Kelly San­toro, MMSc, PA-C

Faculty and Director

Clinical Operations

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

Visiting Member
Ryan Alch

Ryan Alch

Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure Manager

Information Technology

Ahmad Alkasir, DrPH

Ahmad Alkasir, DrPH

Program Manager

Policy

Ivanna Anariba

Ivanna Anariba

Administrative Coordinator

Facilities

Andrey Andreev, PhD

Andrey Andreev, PhD

Systems Integration Engineer

Convergence Systems Research

Sammay Azhand

Sammay Azhand

Senior Lab Manager

Lab Operations

Roi Bagsic

Roi Bagsic

Lab Information Systems Lead

Research Operations

Preet Bains

Preet Bains

Clinical Associate II

Ellison Clinic

Virginia Basso

Virginia Basso

Senior Manager, Program Management

Business Operations

Lisa Blackwell, MS

Lisa Blackwell, MS

Purchasing Manager

Finance

Tom Booth

Tom Booth

Sr. Manager, IT Operations

Information Technology

Ethan Canfield

Ethan Canfield

Research Lab Specialist

Mass Spectrometry

Lisa Caparra

Lisa Caparra

Clinical Associate II

Ellison Clinic

Xingyao Chen

Xingyao Chen

Manager

Data Science

Rehan Chinoy

Rehan Chinoy

AI Research Engineer

AI and Advanced Molecular Medicine

Helen Choi

Helen Choi

Research Lab Technician

Convergence Systems Research

Brandon Choi

Brandon Choi

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Erin Choi

Erin Choi

Manager

Ellison Clinic

Jacqueline Chu, MPAP, PA-C

Jacqueline Chu, MPAP, PA-C

PA-C and Preventative Medicine Supervisor

Ellison Clinic

Abby Coleman

Abby Coleman

Computational Biologist

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

McKenna Collins

McKenna Collins

Events & Experience Lead, Administrative Specialist

Operations

Ivan Copelli

Ivan Copelli

IT Production Supervisor

Information Technology

Larry Curie, Jr

Larry Curie, Jr

Maintenance Manager

Facilities

Luciana Custer

Luciana Custer

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Kruttika Dabke, PhD

Kruttika Dabke, PhD

Research Scientist

Metabolomics Data

Jordan Davis

Jordan Davis

Sr. Lab Assistant

Research Operations

Michael Doche, PhD

Michael Doche, PhD

Manager

Cell Line Team

Mary Duong, PA-C

Mary Duong, PA-C

Physician Assistant & Clinical Lab Supervisor

Ellison Clinic

Issa Esaid

Issa Esaid

Quality Assurance Manager

Lab Operations

Caroline Fidalgo Ribeiro, PhD

Caroline Fidalgo Ribeiro, PhD

Research Scientist

Translational Research

Stacey Finley, PhD

Stacey Finley, PhD

Visiting Member
Stanley Flores

Stanley Flores

Senior Financial Analyst

Finance

Lasantha Fonseka

Lasantha Fonseka

Business Application Administrator

Information Technology

Eileen Fung, PhD

Eileen Fung, PhD

Principal Scientist

Translational Research

Arely Gil

Arely Gil

Research Lab Technician

Convergence Systems Research

Austin Kidder

Austin Kidder

Research Lab Technician

Cell Line Team

Dana Goldman, PhD

Dana Goldman, PhD

Visiting Member
Dalia Gonzalez

Dalia Gonzalez

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Bethany Haliday

Bethany Haliday

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Caitlin Hastings, BSN

Caitlin Hastings, BSN

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Edwin Heredia, PhD

Edwin Heredia, PhD

Senior Staff Scientist, AI in Digital Pathology

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Danny Hillis

Danny Hillis

Visiting Member
Danielle Hixon, MS

Danielle Hixon, MS

Systems Integration Specialist

Research Operations

Yu-Kai Huang, PhD

Yu-Kai Huang, PhD

Microscopy Operation Engineer

Translational Research

Mickey Huang

Mickey Huang

Research Lab Specialist

Drug Discovery

LaRon Hughes, PhD

LaRon Hughes, PhD

Biocurator

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Trey Ideker, PhD

Trey Ideker, PhD

Visiting Member
Beverly Ikwueme, BSN

Beverly Ikwueme, BSN

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Angelica Ilagan

Angelica Ilagan

Communications Lead

Operations

Jillian Infusino, DrPH, MPH, CHES

Jillian Infusino, DrPH, MPH, CHES

Program Manager

Business Operations

Jenny Jang, MS

Jenny Jang, MS

Research Lab Technician

Convergence Systems Research

Darren Kessner, PhD

Darren Kessner, PhD

Senior Software Engineer

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Seungil Kim, PhD

Seungil Kim, PhD

Manager

Translational Research

Pratiksha Kshetri, MS

Pratiksha Kshetri, MS

Research Lab Technician

Cell Line Team

Bianca A. Lacson, MA

Bianca A. Lacson, MA

Manager

Education & Outreach

Brittany Lanham

Brittany Lanham

Clinical Associate II

Ellison Clinic

Roy Lau

Roy Lau

Research Lab Specialist

Cell Line Team

Clifton Leaf

Clifton Leaf

Visiting Member
Jiajun Lei, PhD

Jiajun Lei, PhD

Research Scientist

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP

Visiting Member
Chun-Peng Liao, PhD

Chun-Peng Liao, PhD

Computational Biologist

Convergence Systems Research

Marko Lilic

Marko Lilic

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Andrew W. Lo, PhD

Andrew W. Lo, PhD

Visiting Member
Skylar Long

Skylar Long

Physician Assistant

Ellison Clinic

Jackie Lopez

Jackie Lopez

Medical Assistant

Ellison Clinic

Vaidhyanathan Mahaganapathy, PhD

Vaidhyanathan Mahaganapathy, PhD

Computational Biologist

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Bayan Mahgoub

Bayan Mahgoub

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

LaShon Malone

LaShon Malone

Senior Executive Assistant & Art Coordinator

Operations

Franz Manguray

Franz Manguray

LIMS/ELN Specialist

Lab Operations

Benjamin Marquez

Benjamin Marquez

Security Lead

Security

Brandon Materna

Brandon Materna

Project Manager

Business Operations

Trish McDonnell

Trish McDonnell

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Charles McKenna, PhD

Charles McKenna, PhD

Visiting Member
Iris Megiris

Iris Megiris

Manager

Business Operations

Melissa Melgoza

Melissa Melgoza

Chief of Staff

Office of the Founding CEO

Armen Nazarian, MS

Armen Nazarian, MS

Medicinal Chemist

Translational Research

Paige Newbold

Paige Newbold

Senior Human Resources Manager

Human Resources

Paul Newton, PhD

Paul Newton, PhD

Visiting Member
Vern Norviel

Vern Norviel

Visiting Member
Kate O’Brien, PhD, RBP (ABSA)

Kate O’Brien, PhD, RBP (ABSA)

Senior Manager

Environmental Health and Safety

Ken Okajima

Ken Okajima

Senior Manager

IT Production

Mahsa Pahlavan, MS

Mahsa Pahlavan, MS

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Shiva Patre, MS

Shiva Patre, MS

Manager, AI Systems

AI and Advanced Molecular Medicine

Scott D. Patterson, PhD

Scott D. Patterson, PhD

Visiting Member
Jack Paulson

Jack Paulson

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems

Rachel Perez

Rachel Perez

Research Lab Specialist

Convergence Systems

Michael Press, MD, PhD

Michael Press, MD, PhD

Visiting Member
Shirley Razdoroff

Shirley Razdoroff

Controller

Finance

Nicole Rudin

Nicole Rudin

Coordinator

Clinical Research

Pardis Sabeti, MD, DPhil

Pardis Sabeti, MD, DPhil

Visiting Member
Cara Sake, PhD

Cara Sake, PhD

Research Scientist

AI and Advanced Molecular Medicine

Tiffany Schulz, BN, OCN

Tiffany Schulz, BN, OCN

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Curran Shah

Curran Shah

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Denisse Sibrian

Denisse Sibrian

Research Technician

Clinical Research

Fiona Ryan

Fiona Ryan

Junior Systems Integration Engineer

Convergence Systems Research

Fakhar Singhera

Fakhar Singhera

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Soheil Soltani, PhD

Soheil Soltani, PhD

Research Scientist

Digital Microscopy

Carly Strelez, PhD

Carly Strelez, PhD

Manager, Pre-Clinical Models

Convergence Systems Research

Ruojiao Sun

Ruojiao Sun

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Jaclyn Taft

Jaclyn Taft

Associate Director

Staff Operations

Brian Tran

Brian Tran

Data Specialist

Clinical Research

Michael Trejo

Michael Trejo

Lead

Facilities Operation

Nolan Ung, PhD

Nolan Ung, PhD

Senior Manager

Data Management & Analytics

Armando Urbina

Armando Urbina

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Antonio Waller

Antonio Waller

Accounts Payable Specialist

Finance

Shaina Wang

Shaina Wang

Business Applications Associate

Information Technology

Michael Woelk

Michael Woelk

Senior Manager

Security

Julianne Yu, MSHI

Julianne Yu, MSHI

Manager

Information Systems