An experienced and passionate team that is excited about the opportunity afforded by the groundbreaking Zip-Code Technology

Management Team

Anthony Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO
Leader Stem & Cell Therapy Division, Invitrogen; CEO, Empire Genomics

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Dr. Leon Bernal-Mizrachi

Co-Founder, CSO
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

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Dr. Stephen Chang Ph.D.

Senior Vice-President Research
CSO Canji; VP Schering-Plough Research Institute; CSO Stemgent; SVP R&D, NY Stem Cell Foundation; BoD Histogen

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Dr. Daniel Maneval

Head of R&D
Experienced gene therapy scientific leader, former interim CEO Halozyme, Site Director Schering-Plough/Canji

Science Team

Lourdes Martinez-Medina

PhD - Scientist
8+ years research experience, Cornell GMP facility CAR-T lab

Andrey Pisarev

Ph.D. – Senior Scientist
10+ years delivery and genome editing research experience, as well as biochemistry expertise

Lei Feng

PhD - Assistant Lab Director
12+ years oncology research experience, most recently managing MeiraGtx pre-clinical research on “riboswitch” platform

Pavan Kumar Puvvula

PhD – Senior Scientist
8+ years research experience from Geisinger. Research focused on cell specific lethal peptides in cancer

Science Advisors

Ravindra Majeti

MD, PhD
Chief of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine Co-Founder Forty-Seven

Robert Langer

PhD
David H. Koch Institute Professor, MIT Serial Founder and entrepreneur

Bassel El-Rayes, MD

Division Head Hematology Medical Oncology UAB
Deputy Director of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB

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Wee Wen Ma

M.B.B.S
Conducts clinical and translational research in developing anti-cancer agents. Professor, Mayo Clinic.

Jean-Michel Gries

PhD
Head, Early Development, Roche; Head of R&D, Alcon; General Manager, Covance; General Manager, Parexel

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Business Advisors

David Epstein

Advisor
Former CEO Novartis Pharma, Oncology Exec Partner, Flagship Pioneering Chairman, Axcella, Rubius, Evelo

Walter Ogier

Advisor
Former CEO Acetylon Board of Novus and others

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Bob Easton

Advisor
President, Wilkerson group; Managing Director, IBM; Co-Chairman, Bionest Partners

Dennis Purcell

Advisor
Founder of Aisling Capital, Former Managing Director Life Science banking at H&Q bank and in Biotech Hall of Fame, Genetic Engineering News.

Jean-luc Belingard

Advisor
Former Chairman & CEO of Biomérieux, Ipsen Group, CEO Roche Diagnostics, Board Director LabCorp

Board of Directors

Anthony Johnson

CEO
15+ years life science experience Former CEO, Empire Genomics

Alexis Ji

PhD, Partner Illumina Ventures
18+ years in biopharma R&D and Venture investing 

Peter Finan

PhD, Partner Epidarex
20+ years drug discovery experience Former Novartis; Cancer Research UK

Partners & Investors

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