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

McKenzie Thomas, JD

Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Anna Barker

Anna Barker, PhD

Chief Strategy Officer
Jerry-Lee

Jerry S.H. Lee, PhD

Chief Science & Innovation Officer

Shannon M. Mumenthaler, PhD

Chief Translational Research Officer

Reva Basho, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Jason Bowman

Chief Financial Officer

David Parkinson, MD

Principal, Drug Discovery

Translational Research

Andrea Armani, PhD

Senior Director

Physical Sciences and Engineering

Mitchell E. Gross, MD, PhD

Faculty and Senior Director

Clinical Translational Program

Kian Kani, PhD

Faculty and Senior Director

Education and Outreach

Naim Matasci, PhD

Senior Director

Applied AI Research

Katrina Barron

Director

Foundation & Engagement

Frank Callari

Director, Head of IT

Information Technology

Olga Caste­llanos, CCRP

Director

Clinical Research

Sandy Chautran

Director

Finance

Thomas Jonsson, PhD

Director, Research Operations

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Matthew Jung, MD, FACP

Physician and Director, Preventative Medicine

Ellison Clinic

Jonathan Katz, PhD

Faculty and Director

Molecular Analytics

Roopali-Malhotra

Roopali Malhotra, JD, MBe

General Counsel

Legal Affairs

Erika McClain, MS

Head of People

Human Resources

Parisa Mirzadehgan, MPH, MHDS, CCRP

Director

Clinical Trials

Sonia Nijampatnam, PhD

Head of Partnerships and Program Management

Business Operations

Katherin Patsch, PhD

Director

Drug Discovery

Martin Purschke, PhD

Director

Lab Operations

Kelly San­toro, MMSc, PA-C

Faculty and Director

Clinical Operations

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

Visiting Member

Ryan Alch

Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure Manager

Information Technology

Ahmad Alkasir, DrPH

Program Manager

Policy

Ivanna Anariba

Administrative Coordinator

Facilities

Andrey Andreev, PhD

Systems Integration Engineer

Convergence Systems Research

Sammay Azhand

Senior Lab Manager

Lab Operations

Roi Bagsic

Lab Information Systems Lead

Research Operations

Lisa Blackwell, MS

Purchasing Manager

Finance

Tom Booth

Sr. Manager, IT Operations

Information Technology

Ethan Canfield

Research Lab Specialist

Mass Spectrometry

Lisa Caparra

Clinical Associate II

Ellison Clinic

Xingyao Chen

Manager

Data Science

Helen Choi

Research Lab Technician

Convergence Systems Research

Brandon Choi

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Erin Choi

Manager

Ellison Clinic

Jacqueline Chu, MPAP, PA-C

PA-C and Preventative Medicine Supervisor

Ellison Clinic

Abby Coleman

Computational Biologist

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

McKenna Collins

Events & Experience Lead, Administrative Specialist

Operations

Ivan Copelli

IT Production Supervisor

Information Technology

Larry Curie, Jr

Maintenance Manager

Facilities

Luciana Custer

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Kruttika Dabke, PhD

Research Scientist

Metabolomics Data

Jordan Davis

Sr. Lab Assistant

Research Operations

Michael Doche, PhD

Manager

Cell Line Team

Mary Duong, PA-C

Physician Assistant & Clinical Lab Supervisor

Ellison Clinic

Issa Esaid

Quality Assurance Manager

Lab Operations

Caroline Fidalgo Ribeiro, PhD

Research Scientist

Translational Research

Stacey Finley, PhD

Visiting Member

Stanley Flores

Senior Financial Analyst

Finance

Emma Fong, PhD

Research Scientist

Convergence Systems Research

Lasantha Fonseka

Business Application Administrator

Information Technology

Eileen Fung, PhD

Principal Scientist

Translational Research

Arely Gil

Research Lab Technician

Convergence Systems Research

Dana Goldman, PhD

Visiting Member

Bethany Haliday

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Caitlin Hastings, BSN

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Edwin Heredia, PhD

Senior Staff Scientist, AI in Digital Pathology

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Danny Hillis

Visiting Member

Danielle Hixon, MS

Systems Integration Specialist

Research Operations

Yu-Kai Huang, PhD

Microscopy Operation Engineer

Translational Research

Mickey Huang

Research Lab Specialist

Drug Discovery

LaRon Hughes, PhD

Biocurator

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Beverly Ikwueme, BSN

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Angelica Ilagan

Communications Lead

Operations

Jillian Infusino, DrPH, MPH, CHES

Program Manager

Business Operations

Jenny Jang, MS

Research Lab Technician

Convergence Systems Research

Darren Kessner, PhD

Senior Software Engineer

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Seungil Kim, PhD

Manager

Translational Research

Hanaa Knaneh, MSc, MBA

Project Manager

Drug Discovery

Pratiksha Kshetri, MS

Research Lab Technician

Cell Line Team

Bianca A. Lacson, MA

Manager

Education & Outreach

Brittany Lanham

Clinical Associate II

Ellison Clinic

Roy Lau

Research Lab Specialist

Cell Line Team

Clifton Leaf

Visiting Member

Jiajun Lei, PhD

Research Scientist

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP

Visiting Member

Chun-Peng Liao, PhD

Computational Biologist

Convergence Systems Research

Marko Lilic

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Skylar Long

Physician Assistant

Ellison Clinic

Jackie Lopez

Medical Assistant

Ellison Clinic

Vaidhyanathan Mahaganapathy, PhD

Computational Biologist

AI & Advanced Molecular Medicine

Bayan Mahgoub

Bayan Mahgoub

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

LaShon Malone

Senior Executive Assistant & Art Coordinator

Operations

Brandon Materna

Project Manager

Business Operations

Trish McDonnell

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Charles McKenna, PhD

Visiting Member

Iris Megiris

Manager

Business Operations

Melissa Melgoza

Chief of Staff

Office of the Founding CEO

Armen Nazarian, MS

Medicinal Chemist

Translational Research

Paige Newbold

Senior Human Resources Manager

Human Resources

Paul Newton, PhD

Visiting Member

Vern Norviel

Visiting Member

Kate O’Brien, PhD, RBP (ABSA)

Senior Manager

Environmental Health and Safety

Ken Okajima

Senior Manager

IT Production

Mahsa Pahlavan, MS

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Shiva Patre, MS

Manager, AI Systems

AI and Advanced Molecular Medicine

Jack Paulson

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems

Rachel Perez

Research Lab Specialist

Convergence Systems

Michael Press, MD, PhD

Visiting Member

Shirley Razdoroff

Controller

Finance

Ana Rocha, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP

Nurse Practitioner

Ellison Clinic

Nicole Rudin

Coordinator

Clinical Research

Pardis Sabeti, MD, DPhil

Visiting Member

Cara Sake, PhD

Research Scientist

AI and Advanced Molecular Medicine

Tiffany Schulz, BN, OCN

Registered Nurse

Ellison Clinic

Sam Shafiee

Clinical Associate II

Ellison Clinic

Curran Shah

Curran Shah

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Denisse Sibrian

Research Technician

Clinical Research

Brianna Simental

Research Lab Technician

Clinical Research

Fiona Ryan

Junior Systems Integration Engineer

Convergence Systems Research

Fakhar Singhera

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Soheil Soltani, PhD

Research Scientist

Digital Microscopy

Carly Strelez, PhD

Manager, Pre-Clinical Models

Convergence Systems Research

Ruojiao Sun

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Jaclyn Taft

Associate Director

Staff Operations

Brian Tran

Data Specialist

Clinical Research

Michael Trejo

Lead

Facilities Operation

Nolan Ung, PhD

Senior Manager

Data Management & Analytics

Armando Urbina

Armando Urbina

Graduate Assistant

Convergence Systems Research

Antonio Waller

Accounts Payable Specialist

Finance

Shaina Wang

Business Applications Associate

Information Technology

Michael Woelk

Senior Manager

Security

Julianne Yu, MSHI

Manager

Information Systems

Yuyuan Zhou, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Microscopy