Geron Company

Industry: Biotechnology company

Description

Geron Corporation is a biotechnology company located in Menlo Park, California, which specializes in developing and commercializing therapeutic products for cancer that inhibit telomerase. CEO: John A Scarlett (Sep 2011–) Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA Founder: Michael D. West Number of employees: 15

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Geron Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Lara Henry Lara Henry San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lara Henry's Geron Experience June 2008 - September 2008
Job Lead Investigator at Genentech
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  November 2014 - Present
Genentech  November 2012 - Present
BUILD  October 2012 - Present
Clorox Company  August 2011 - November 2012
Advanced Vision Science   September 2010 - June 2011
UCSB Associated Students  June 2009 - June 2010
UC Santa Barbara  June 2009 - September 2009
UCSB Laboratory and Technical Staff   January 2008 - October 2008
Geron   June 2008 - September 2008

Skills
Taking personal..., Proactive monitoring, Bias for Action, Cross-functional Team..., Technical Documentation, Technical Presentations, Technical Support, Connecting People, Design of Experiments, Process Simulation, Ownership, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, HPLC, NMR, GMP, Laboratory, Mass Spectrometry, Chemistry, R&D, FDA, UV/Vis, Microsoft Office, Validation, Research

Education
Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs   2015 — 2018
Master’s Degree, Biotechnology, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

University of California, Santa Barbara   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Steve Fauce Steve Fauce Brea, California Details
Steve Fauce's Geron Experience May 2008 - June 2010
Job Senior Development Scientist at Beckman Coulter
Industry Research
Experience
Coastline Community College  August 2012 - Present
Beckman Coulter  June 2010 - Present
Geron   May 2008 - June 2010
UCLA  December 2007 - April 2008

Skills
Flow Cytometry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Assay Development, Cell Culture, qPCR, PCR, Western Blotting, ELISA, Biochemistry, Protein Purification, Cell, Immunology, Immunoassays, Lifesciences, Tissue Culture, Fluorescence Microscopy, Protein Chemistry, Immunofluorescence, RT-PCR, Molecular Cloning, Biotechnology, Protein Expression

Education
HBX Harvard Business School   2015 — 2015
Other; "Core: Credential of Readiness", Pass with High Honors

University of California, Los Angeles   2002 — 2007
Ph.D., Cellular & Molecular Pathology/Immunology

Pomona College   1998 — 2002
BA, Molecular Biology

Upland High School   1994 — 1998
Diploma

Megan Greenwood Megan Greenwood San Francisco Bay Area Details
Megan Greenwood's Geron Experience December 2004 - July 2006
Job Brand Management and Marketing
Industry Luxury Goods & Jewelry
Experience
Enoteca La Storia  June 2013 - Present
Catalyst Marketing  January 2012 - Present
Manaz   July 2011 - July 2012
Guy Laroche   May 2010 - August 2010
American Express  June 2009 - August 2009
Gucci Group  May 2009 - June 2009
Christian Dior  March 2009 - March 2009
Eastman Associates   September 2007 - August 2008
The Original RetroBrand   February 2008 - February 2008
Geron   December 2004 - July 2006

Skills
Food, Jewelry, Cooking, Wine, Luxury Goods, Fashion, Product Development, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Merchandising, Adobe Creative Suite, Branding & Identity, Biotechnology, Brand Development, Brand Management, Customer Service, Fitness, Social Media, Market Analysis, Social Networking, Organization, Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Qualitative Research, Research, Translation, Yoga, Styling, Budgets, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Sales, Advertising, Digital Marketing, Apparel, Retail, Wholesale, Trade Shows, Business Development, Leadership, Luxury

Education
ESSEC Business School   2008 — 2009
Master of Business, International Luxury Brand Management

Academy of Art University   2006 — 2008
Master of Art, Fashion Merchandising

Trinity University   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Science, Biology, French

Mountain Lakes Highschool

Mountain Lakes Highschool

Aimee Bosch Aimee Bosch San Francisco Bay Area Details
Aimee Bosch's Geron Experience May 2009 - December 2011
Job CDI Novato is seeking an entry level technician to round out our team. Contact me for info!
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
NuGEN Technologies  June 2012 - April 2013
Solum, Inc.   April 2012 - June 2012
Geron   May 2009 - December 2011
Geron   September 2007 - May 2009
Geron   September 2006 - August 2007
Berlex Biosciences  2003 - 2006
USDA-WRRC   February 2003 - November 2003

Skills
Stem Cells, Cell Culture, Product Development, Cell Therapy, Employee Hiring, Project Management, MS Project, Visio, Personnel Management, Lab Design, Process Development, Process Simulation, cGMP manufacturing, GMP, Cell, Sop, PCR, Purification, Technology Transfer, Laboratory, GLP, SOP, Validation, Biotechnology

Education
University of California, Davis   1997 — 2002
BS

E. Morrey Atkinson E. Morrey Atkinson Greater New York City Area Details
E. Morrey Atkinson's Geron Experience 1994 - 1995
Job Vice President Process Sciences at BristolMyers Squibb
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Bristol-Myers Squibb  June 2012 - Present
Cook Pharmica  January 2011 - June 2012
Eli Lilly  2009 - January 2011
Eli Lilly  2002 - 2009
Targeted Genetics  1995 - 2002
Geron   1994 - 1995

Education
Stanford University   1987 — 1994
PhD, Biological Sciences

Indiana University Bloomington   1984 — 1987
BS, Biology

Bryant Villeponteau Bryant Villeponteau Greater San Diego Area Details
Bryant Villeponteau's Geron Experience August 1994 - June 1997
Job Senior Vice President of R & D
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genescient LLC   October 2008 - Present
Centagen   March 2007 - Present
Sierra Sciences LLC   March 2000 - October 2008
HealthSpan Sciences   April 1998 - September 2001
Jouvance, Inc. of San Diego, CA   July 1997 - April 1998
Geron   August 1994 - June 1997
Geron   January 1993 - July 1994
University of Michigan Medical School  August 1986 - November 1992
UCLA  January 1981 - July 1986

Skills
Biotechnology, Lifesciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Drug Discovery, Science, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Protein Chemistry, Chemistry, DNA, PCR

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   1972 — 1977
Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

University of California, Los Angeles   1970 — 1972
M.S., Biostatistics in Public Health Dept.

Adam Galan Adam Galan San Francisco Bay Area Details
Adam Galan's Geron Experience 1993 - 1997
Job Consulting service
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Galan Consulting   March 2011 - Present
Cyterix Pharmaceuticals   November 2012 - July 2013
Exelixis  2005 - December 2010
Exelixis,  2001 - 2005
Exelixis  2000 - 2001
Exelixis  1999 - 2000
MetaXen   1997 - 1999
Geron   1993 - 1997
Parke-Davis  1989 - 1993

Skills
Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Lead Change, Parallel Synthesis, Chemistry, ADME, Purification, High Throughput..., Project Management, Biotechnology, Chemical, Kinases, Synthetic Organic..., Heterocyclic Chemistry, Drug Development, Library, CRO, Clinical Development, Pharmacology, In Vitro, Chemistry Outsourcing, Drug Discovery..., Reaction Optimization, Reaction Scale-up, Chemical Shipping, Drug Design, Combinatorial Chemistry, Validation, Pharmacokinetics, Small Molecules, NMR, Lead Validation, Lead Optimization, Kinase Inhibitors, Chemical Library Design, Library Design, Life Sciences, Solution Phase Parallel...

Education
Brunel University London
B.Tech. (Hons), Medicinal, Agricultural and Environment Chemistry

University of Bristol
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoc, Organic Chemistry

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoc, Organic chemistry

University of Pittsburgh
Postdoc, Organic chemistry

Nadia Sheibani Nadia Sheibani San Francisco Bay Area Details
Nadia Sheibani's Geron Experience 2006 - 2007
Job Clinical Trial Manager, MPH,B.Sc.,cCRP
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Oncocyte/BioTime   September 2009 - Present
Artemis Health (Currently Verinata Health,Inc)   2008 - August 2009
Vermillion (formerly Ciphergen)   2007 - 2008
Geron   2006 - 2007
Vitra BioScience   2003 - 2005
Applied Biosystems  2001 - 2002
Systemix  2000 - 2000
Applied Imaging (Currently Genetix)   1997 - 2000
NASA Ames Research Center  1994 - 1995
Blood Centers of the Pacific (formerly IMBC)   1989 - 1993

Skills
Cell Culture, Assay Development, Cell Biology, Cell, Flow Cytometry, Biotechnology, ELISA, Drug Discovery, Stem Cells, qPCR, Genetics, Fluorescence Microscopy, Immunology, PCR, Laboratory, Confocal Microscopy, Oncology Clinical..., Clinical Monitoring

Education
Walden University   2007 — 2009
MPH, Public Health

University of California, Santa Cruz   2001 — 2003
Certificate of Completion, Clinical Trials Design and Management

San Francisco State University   1991 — 1993
Master of Science (Not Completed), Clinical Science

University of Garyounis   1984 — 1988
B. Sci., Biology

Stacey Lawson Stacey Lawson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Stacey Lawson's Geron Experience October 2007 - November 2011
Job
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
Kaiser Permanente  April 2013 - Present
iPierian  December 2011 - March 2013
Geron   October 2007 - November 2011
PDL BioPharma  January 2001 - September 2007
PDL BioPharma  November 1999 - December 2000
University of Montana  September 1998 - October 1999
McLaughlin Research Institute  June 1990 - August 1998

Skills
Cell Culture, Stem Cells, Biotechnology, Lab Design & Management, Logistics Management, Sample Management, Operations Management, Safety Compliance, Vendor Relationships, Purchasing Processes, Accounts Receivable, Database Administration, Aseptic Technique, Staff Training, Facilities Management, Space-planning, Equipment Maintenance, Laboratory Safety, Office Management, Assay Development

Education
University of Montana   1986 — 1989
BS, Molecular Biology, Medical Technology

Tobia Seeger Tobia Seeger Davis, California Details
Tobia Seeger's Geron Experience August 2006 - June 2013
Job Starting at Genentech nov 4
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Entsphere Entertainment   June 2010 - Present
Geron   August 2006 - June 2013

Skills
Assay Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Immunocytochemistry, HPLC, LC-MS, GLP, Chromatography, Sop, NMR, GMP, Drug Delivery, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, RNA isolation, Genetics, Gel Electrophoresis, Western Blotting, DNA, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology

Education
Reed College   1995 — 1999
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Soya Gamsey Soya Gamsey San Francisco, California Details
Soya Gamsey's Geron Experience 1998 - 2001
Job VP Chemistry Development at PROFUSA
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
PROFUSA  2011 - Present
Glumetrics, Inc.   2009 - 2011
Glumetrics, Inc.   2007 - 2009
Glumetrics, Inc.   2006 - 2007
Geron   1998 - 2001

Skills
Organic Synthesis, Fluorescence, Product Development, Nucleic Acid, Project Management, Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, NMR, HPLC, R&D, Fiber Optics, Polymers, Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   2001 — 2006
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry

Reed College   1993 — 1997
B.A., Chemistry

Shell Lee, MBA Shell Lee, MBA Greater Boston Area Details
Shell Lee, MBA's Geron Experience November 2012 - March 2014
Job Supply Chain and Operations Leader
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Shire  June 2015 - Present
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.   March 2014 - March 2015
Geron   November 2012 - March 2014
Onyx Pharmaceuticals  July 2012 - November 2012
Gilead Sciences  June 2011 - March 2012
Exelixis  June 2007 - March 2010
Threshold Pharmaceuticals  May 2006 - June 2007
CV Therapeutics  January 2002 - May 2006
DSM  January 2000 - January 2002

Education
University of San Francisco

Rutgers University

Richard Bishop Richard Bishop Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Richard Bishop's Geron Experience June 1996 - December 2000
Job Senior Director & Head, R&D Information Systems at MedImmune
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
MedImmune  January 2011 - Present
Eli Lilly and Company  June 2009 - October 2010
Eli Lilly and Company  January 2004 - June 2009
Eli Lilly and Company  June 2003 - December 2004
Xencor  January 2002 - June 2003
Perlegen Sciences  January 2001 - December 2001
Geron   June 1996 - December 2000
Geron   March 1993 - June 1996
Bristol-Myers Squibb  January 1990 - February 1993

Skills
Bioinformatics, Informatics, IT Management, Software Engineering, Portfolio Management, R&D experience, Information Systems, Information Management, Cheminformatics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Lifesciences, Change Management, Biotechnology, Cross-functional Team..., Technology Transfer, Clinical Trials, Assay Development, 21 CFR Part 11, Integration, Drug Discovery, Project Portfolio..., Data Management, Protein Chemistry, Strategy, Chemistry, Program Management, Pharmaceutical Industry, R&D, Biopharmaceuticals, Regulatory Affairs, Genetics, Drug Development, Life Sciences

Education
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas   1984 — 1989
Ph.D., Cell & Molecular Biology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   1978 — 1982
B.S., Microbiology

Ariel Avilion Ariel Avilion San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ariel Avilion's Geron Experience 2008 - 2013
Job Scientist at Amgen
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Onyx Pharmaceuticals  2014 - 2015
Geron   2008 - 2013
Cancer Research UK/Skin Tumour Laboratory at the Barts & London School of Medicine and Dentistry   2003 - 2008

Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

Stony Brook University Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
PhD

State University of New York College at Purchase
BA

Evan MacDonald Evan MacDonald San Francisco Bay Area Details
Evan MacDonald's Geron Experience August 2010 - November 2011
Job Manufacturing Associate at StemCells Inc.
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
StemCells, Inc.   January 2012 - Present
Geron   August 2010 - November 2011
One Big Man One Big Truck Moving   July 2007 - August 2010

Education
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Science, Biology; Cell and Molecular Biology

City College of San Francisco
Certificate, Biotechnology

Cheryl Schwab Cheryl Schwab Sacramento, California Area Details
Cheryl Schwab's Geron Experience February 2007 - May 2010
Job Consultant Global Studies Manager
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Impact Clinical, LLC   May 2012 - Present
Genentech  June 2011 - April 2012
Genentech  May 2010 - April 2011
Geron   February 2007 - May 2010
Genentech  January 2000 - January 2007

Skills
Biotechnology, CRO, CTMS, Clinical Development, Oncology, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Clinical Monitoring, FDA, Pharmaceutical Industry, GCP, Clinical Research, Life Sciences

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2012 — 2014
Professional Program in Health Advocacy

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, San Diego

sabina zimmerman sabina zimmerman San Francisco Bay Area Details
sabina zimmerman's Geron Experience 1997 - 1999
Job Regulatory Affairs at Genentech
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  October 2008 - Present
Geron   1997 - 1999

Skills
Immunology, Biotechnology, Lifesciences, FDA, Clinical Development, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Regulatory Submissions, Biopharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Industry

Education
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons   1999 — 2005
PhD, Cell Biology

University of California, Berkeley   1993 — 1997
BS, Molecular Cell Biology

Jerrod Denham Jerrod Denham San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jerrod Denham's Geron Experience January 2009 - March 2012
Job Process Engineering & Manufacturing
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Dark Horse Consulting Inc.   June 2015 - Present
StemCells, Inc.   August 2014 - June 2015
ViaCyte, Inc.   May 2012 - August 2014
Geron   January 2009 - March 2012
Geron   January 2006 - December 2008
Geron   January 2005 - December 2005
Geron   January 2002 - December 2004
Geron   June 2000 - December 2001
Geron   November 1999 - May 2000
University of California, Los Angeles  January 1997 - October 1999

Skills
Cell Culture, GMP, Design of Experiments, Technology Transfer, Cell Therapy, JMP, Drug Delivery, Vaccines, Process Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Process Flow, Technical Writing, Trend Analysis, Technical Presentations, Pilot Plant, IND, Stem Cells, Assay Development, Cell, cGMP, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Flow, Pharmaceutical process..., 21 CFR Part 11, Design Verification..., Analytical Methods..., Validation, FDA, Biotechnology

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   1992 — 1996
BS, Physiological Sciences

Marilyn Nourse Marilyn Nourse San Francisco Bay Area Details
Marilyn Nourse's Geron Experience February 2011 - November 2011
Job Senior Scientist
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Private Biotechnology Company  March 2012 - Present
Geron   February 2011 - November 2011
Geron   March 2009 - February 2011
University of Washington  June 2007 - July 2008
University of Washington  September 2000 - June 2007
Corixa Corporation  June 2004 - August 2004

Skills
Cell Culture, Flow Cytometry, PCR, Histology, Confocal Microscopy, In Situ Hybridization, Immunohistochemistry, Western Blotting, Stem Cells, Surgery, Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Optical Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, RT-PCR, qPCR, Colony Formation Assay, MACS, Transfection, Transduction, Viruses, Cell-based Assays, Behavioral Assessment, Caliper LabChip, Image Analysis, Cell Based Assays, FACS, Tissue Culture, RNA isolation, In Vivo, In Vitro, Gel Electrophoresis, Immunocytochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Regenerative Medicine, Biotechnology, Assay Development, Tissue Engineering

Education
University of Washington   2000 — 2007
Ph.D.

Brown University   1996 — 2000
Sc.B.

Joseph Gold Joseph Gold San Francisco Bay Area Details
Joseph Gold's Geron Experience May 2011 - March 2012
Job Assistant Director, Translational Research, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford   April 2012 - Present
Geron   May 2011 - March 2012
Geron Corporation  January 1996 - March 2012

Education
Harvard University   1983 — 1990
Ph.D, Cell and Developmental Biology

Cheryl Rowe-Rendleman Cheryl Rowe-Rendleman Princeton Junction, New Jersey Details
Cheryl Rowe-Rendleman's Geron Experience 1997 - 2000
Job Consultant at Omar Consulting Group, LLC
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Omar Consulting   2005 - Present
Princeton Area Alumni Association   August 2008 - Present
Ono Pharma USA  2011 - March 2014
IntraMed Educational Group  2003 - 2005
Insite Vision  2000 - 2003
Geron   1997 - 2000

Skills
Clinical Trials, Clinical Development, Research, Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Development, Training, Clinical Research, Healthcare, Management, Medical Writing, Lifesciences, Strategy, Biotechnology, Oncology, Medicine, Neurology, FDA, Leadership

Education
University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine   1995 — 1997
Fellow Degenerative ocular diseases, Growth factors and degenerative retinal diseases

Princeton University
AB, Biology

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Fellow, Developmental Retinal Cell Biology

University of Houston
PhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Irina Ushach Irina Ushach Irvine, California Details
Irina Ushach's Geron Experience September 2010 - August 2011
Job PhD Candidate
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
UC Irvine  September 2011 - Present
Geron   September 2010 - August 2011
Geron   July 2008 - September 2010

Skills
Cell Culture, Molecular Biology, Laboratory, Skydiving, Drug Discovery, PCR, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Western Blotting, Assay Development, Biotechnology, Cell

Education
University of California, Irvine
Graduate School, Immunology

San Francisco State University
Cell and Molecular Biology

Michael West Michael West San Francisco Bay Area Details
Michael West's Geron Experience November 1990 - April 1998
Job CEO at BioTime
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
BioTime  October 2007 - Present
Geron   November 1990 - April 1998

Skills
Cancer, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Cell, Medical Education, Lifesciences, Biopharmaceuticals, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Technology Transfer, Clinical Development, Medical Devices, Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Clinical Trials, Cell Culture, Immunology, Stem Cells, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical Industry, Regenerative Medicine, Medicine, Genetics

Education
Baylor College of Medicine   1995 — 1998
PhD, Cell Biology

Jason Woertink Jason Woertink Midland, Michigan Details
Jason Woertink's Geron Experience November 2008 - March 2010
Job Senior Research Associate I at Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Industry Chemicals
Experience
Cubist Pharmaceuticals  February 2013 - April 2014
Cubist Pharmaceuticals  March 2011 - February 2013
Ontorii Inc   July 2010 - March 2011
Geron   November 2008 - March 2010
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals  April 2008 - June 2008
Caltech  March 2002 - September 2003
Materia  May 2001 - February 2002

Skills
Chemistry, Drug Discovery, NMR, Organic Chemistry, Research, Analysis, Biotechnology, Mass Spectrometry

Education
Stanford University   2003 — 2008
Masters, Chemistry

Occidental College   1998 — 2001
Bachelor, Chemistry

Laura Zobkiw Laura Zobkiw San Francisco Bay Area Details
Laura Zobkiw's Geron Experience December 2001 - July 2002
Job Senior Communications Consultant at Genentech
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech, Research and Early Development (gRED)   March 2014 - June 2015
Zygote Communications   2013 - 2015
McKesson  April 2010 - 2013
Zygote Communications   2009 - May 2010
Cord Blood Registry  May 2007 - July 2008
Family/Maternity Leave   2005 - April 2007
XOMA  August 2002 - December 2004
Geron   December 2001 - July 2002
Chemdex Corporation, A Ventro Life Sciences Company   July 2000 - February 2001
FitzGerald Communications (Acquired by Fleishman-Hillard)   March 1999 - March 2000

Skills
Biotech, Life Sciences,..., Corporate Communications, Executive Communications, Marketing Communications, Investor Relations, Public Relations, Media Relations, Internal Communications, Field Sales..., Product Communication, Analyst Relations, Advocacy Relations, Public Affairs, Employee Engagement, Issues Managment, Crisis Communications, International Business, Social Media, Managing Agency..., Speechwriting, Media Skills Training, Asia Pacific & European..., Strategic Communications, Executive Coaching, Change Management, Embryonic Stem Cells, Adult Stem Cells, Stem Cell Technology, Autoimmune Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease, Infectious Diseases, Strategy, Message Development, Communication Training, Leadership, Content Development, Cross-functional Team..., Direct Marketing

Education
Syracuse University   1986 — 1990

Syracuse University - S.I. Newhouse School of Communications
B.S. (Dual), Public Relations

Syracuse University - Maxwell School
B.A. (Dual), International Relations, Concentration in Asian Studies

San Francisco State University   2009 — 2011
American Bar Association (ABA) approved Paralegal program, Certificate in Paralegal Studies

Annahita Keravala Annahita Keravala San Francisco Bay Area Details
Annahita Keravala's Geron Experience May 2010 - January 2013
Job Group Leader at Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.
Industry Research
Experience
Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.   February 2015 - Present
Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.   February 2013 - February 2015
Geron   May 2010 - January 2013
Stanford University  October 2008 - April 2010
Stanford University School of Medicine  October 2003 - September 2008
University of Pittsburgh  August 1998 - July 2003

Skills
Molecular Biology, Stem Cells, Cell, Assay Development, Cell Culture, Biochemistry, Protein Expression, In Vivo, Lifesciences, Oncology, Genetics, Flow Cytometry, Tissue Culture, Animal Models, Cell Therapy, Embryonic Stem Cells, Immunohistochemistry, Laboratory, Clinical Development, Biomarkers, Gene Therapy, In Vitro, R&D, Biotechnology, PCR, Translational Research, DNA, Molecular Cloning, FACS, Toxicology, Gene and Cell Therapy, Recombinant DNA..., Cell Based Assays, In Vivo Efficacy Studies, Ophthalmology

Education
Stanford University School of Medicine   2003 — 2008
Post-doctoral Scholar, GeneTherapy utilizing phiC31 integrase

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   1998 — 2003
Ph.D, Gene Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

University of Mumbai   1996 — 1998
M.Sc., Life Science - Biotechnology

St. Xavier's College   1993 — 1996
B.Sc., Life Sciences - Biochemistry

J.B.Vachha High School

Phil Reilly Phil Reilly Portola Valley, California Details
Phil Reilly's Geron Experience May 2012 - December 2012
Job Principal at PDR Consulting
Industry Law Practice
Experience
PDR Consulting   January 2013 - Present
Geron   May 2012 - December 2012
Energy Storage Start-Up   April 2011 - April 2012
MacuSight, Inc  March 2005 - December 2010
NanoTecNexus (formerly, NanoBioNexus)   2005 - 2010
Morrison & Foerster  March 2001 - March 2005
Cooley Godward  September 2000 - March 2001
Limbach & Limbach  June 1995 - August 1997
University of Wisconsin-Madison  August 1992 - January 1995

Education
Stanford University Law School   1997 — 2000
JD

University of California, Berkeley   1987 — 1992
Ph.D., Chemistry

University of Sussex   1984 — 1987
B.Sc., Chemistry

Hoyoung Huh Hoyoung Huh San Francisco, California Details
Hoyoung Huh's Geron Experience 2010 - Present
Job Founder at Healthcare and Humanity Foundation
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Healthcare and Humanities Foundation   2013 - Present
AntriaBio, Inc.   2012 - Present
CytomX Therapeutics  2011 - Present
Geron   2010 - Present
BiPar Scienes   2008 - 2011
Nektar Therapeutics  2005 - 2008
McKinsey & Company  1997 - 2004

Skills
Biotechnology, Lifesciences, Oncology, Innovation, Global Health, Music, Jazz, Visual Arts, Healthcare

Education
Cornell University/ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
MD/PhD, Oncology/ Cell Biology and Genetics

Dartmouth College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry

Karin Davalos, PHR, SHRM-CP Karin Davalos, PHR, SHRM-CP Santa Cruz, California Details
Karin Davalos, PHR, SHRM-CP's Geron Experience March 2009 - January 2013
Job Human Resources Manager at Hotel Paradox
Industry Hospitality
Experience
BPR Properties  June 2014 - Present
Geron   March 2009 - January 2013
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina  January 2006 - August 2007

Skills
Biotechnology, Human Resources, Hospitality, Benefits Administration, Leave of Absence, Time Management, Interviews, Performance Management, Employee Benefits, Biopharmaceuticals, Training, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, Recruiting, Program Management, Clinical Development, Onboarding, Employee Relations, Research, Personnel Management, Open Enrollment, Employee Engagement, Deferred Compensation, Talent Management, Microsoft Office, Analysis, Management, Lifesciences

Education
San Diego State University-California State University   2001 — 2005
BS, Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM)

Universidad Antonio de Nebrija   2004 — 2004
Minor in Spanish

Hassan Movahhed Hassan Movahhed Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Hassan Movahhed's Geron Experience May 2009 - July 2010
Job Clinical Operations Consultant
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Movahhed Clinical Solutions   April 2015 - Present
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine  October 2013 - Present
United Therapeutics  July 2010 - March 2015
Geron   May 2009 - July 2010
Elan Pharmaceuticals  October 2006 - April 2009
Threshold Pharmaceuticals  January 2006 - October 2006
ICOS  February 2005 - January 2006
Amgen  February 1992 - January 2005
Bristol-Myers Squibb  January 1981 - February 1992
The University of Michigan  May 1976 - December 1980

Skills
Outsourcing, Leadership Development, Relationship Management, Operational Planning, GCP, Sop, Drug Development, Data Management, Clinical Development, Endocrinology, Drug Safety, Cardiology, Cross-functional Team..., Protocol, Urology, Clinical Monitoring, Clinical Data Management, Hematology, Biostatistics, Quality Assurance, Drug Discovery, Biopharmaceuticals, IND, Regulatory Submissions, Medical Affairs, 21 CFR Part 11, Clinical Study Design, Pharmacology, GLP, Cancer, Pharmacovigilance, ICH-GCP, Clinical Pharmacology, Phase I, SOP

Education
University of Michigan   1976 — 1978
MS

University of Michigan   1974 — 1975
BS

Christine Thiffault, PhD, DABT, PMP Christine Thiffault, PhD, DABT, PMP Greater New York City Area Details
Christine Thiffault, PhD, DABT, PMP's Geron Experience 2002 - 2002
Job Director Toxicology North America at Henkel
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Henkel  December 2014 - Present
FMC Corporation  October 2014 - December 2014
FMC Corporation  June 2012 - October 2014
Neurocore LLC   September 2011 - August 2012
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices and Diagnostics Division   2008 - August 2011
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices and Diagnostics Division   2007 - 2008
Abbott  2004 - 2008
Biomedica Inc.   2002 - 2003
Geron   2002 - 2002
UVa  1999 - 2002

Skills
In Vitro, Drug Discovery, Toxicology, Clinical Development, GLP, Neuroscience, Life Sciences, Pharmacology, Animal Models, High Throughput..., Cell Based Assays, ELISA, Cell Biology, SDS-PAGE, Cell Culture, Western Blotting, Immunology, qPCR, Stem Cells, Protein Chemistry, Biochemistry, Fluorescence, HPLC, In Vivo, Genomics, Proteomics, Fluorescence..., SPECT Imaging, Cell, IND, Immunoassays, DNA, Signal Transduction, Tissue Culture, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, RNA isolation, Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Cell Signaling, Chromatography, Immunofluorescence, UV-Vis, Lifesciences, Drug Development, Drug Delivery, PCR, Bioanalysis, Cancer, Clinical Trials

Education
American Board of Toxicology   2013 — 2013
Diplomates of the American Board of Toxicology

American Institute of Technology   2011 — 2011
Clinical Research Certification

Project Management Institute   2007 — 2007
Project Management Professional

McGill University   1991 — 1997
PhD, Pharmacology Neuroscience

Melissa Lezameta Melissa Lezameta San Francisco Bay Area Details
Melissa Lezameta's Geron Experience 2011 - 2013
Job Licensing officer associate, UCSF
Industry Research
Experience
UCSF Office of innovation, technology and alliances   2014 - Present
Campbell Alliance  2013 - 2014
Geron   2011 - 2013
UCSF  2007 - 2010

Skills
Stem Cells, In Vitro, Biotechnology, Microscopy, Cell, Oncology, Immunostaining, Cell Culture, Biomarkers, Immunohistochemistry, Cancer, Western Blotting, Transfection, Chemistry, Assay Development, Immunofluorescence, Confocal Microscopy, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Drug Development, Lifesciences, Flow Cytometry

Education
University of California, San Francisco   2013 — 2013
certificate

Universitat de Valencia/UCSF   2005 — 2009
Ph.D., Neuroscience

Universidad Complutense de Madrid   2002 — 2004
Bs + Ms, Biology

Jake Brenner Jake Brenner Princeton Junction, New Jersey Details
Jake Brenner's Geron Experience 2009 - 2009
Job Physician & Medical Entrepreneur
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
University of Pennsylvania  July 2012 - Present
Pelvalon  June 2009 - Present
Orpheus Medical   January 2009 - Present
Stanford University School of Medicine  2010 - June 2012
Stanford MSTP   2001 - 2010
Stanford University School of Medicine  July 2008 - June 2009
Geron   2009 - 2009
Stanford University School of Medicine  2003 - 2007

Skills
Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices, Stem Cells, Medicine, Patents, Internal Medicine, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Lifesciences, Clinical Research, R&D, Treatment, Healthcare, Cell, Research, Cell Culture, Medical Education, Biochemistry

Education
Stanford University   2001 — 2010
MD/PhD, Chemical & Systems Biology

Princeton University   1997 — 2001
BS, Molecular Biology

TJHSS&T

TJHSS&T

TJHSS&T

Sherrylyn De La Llera Sherrylyn De La Llera Fremont, California Details
Sherrylyn De La Llera's Geron Experience January 2010 - January 2013
Job Senior Research Associate
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genomic Health  October 2014 - Present
Verinata Health, Inc. an Illumina Company   June 2013 - September 2014
Geron   January 2010 - January 2013
Geron   November 2006 - December 2009
DiscoverX  March 2002 - September 2006
DiscoverX  November 2001 - March 2002
Clingenix   May 2000 - November 2001

Skills
Cell Culture, Biotechnology, Assay Development, High Throughput..., Molecular Biology, ELISA, Cell, Drug Discovery, Sequencing, Cell Biology, Protein Purification

Education
San Jose State University   1994 — 2000

Immanual Joseph Immanual Joseph San Francisco Bay Area Details
Immanual Joseph's Geron Experience November 2007 - 2012
Job Life Coach; Compassion Entrepreneur
Industry Professional Training & Coaching
Experience
Endless You Life Coaching   August 2015 - Present
Kulture of Kindness, LLC   June 2014 - Present
ACTI-KARE Fremont   2013 - Present
Geron   November 2007 - 2012
SPIC science Foundation   1999 - 2000

Skills
Senior Services, In-home care, Management, Drug Discovery, Molecular Biology, Cancer, Cancer Stem Cells

Education
Tulane University School of Medicine   2000 — 2007
Ph.D., Biochemistry

University of Madras   1997 — 1999
M.Sc., Molecular Biology

Loyola College, Madras   1994 — 1997
Zoology- Biotechnology

Christine Bui Christine Bui San Francisco Bay Area Details
Christine Bui's Geron Experience June 2007 - June 2010
Job Sr. Manager, Bulk Drug Substance Manufacturing at Portola Pharmaceuticals
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Portola Pharmaceuticals  May 2015 - Present
Boehringer Ingelheim  September 2013 - May 2015
Boehringer Ingelheim  March 2011 - September 2013
Amgen  June 2010 - March 2011
Geron   June 2007 - June 2010

Skills
Change Management, Project Management, Quality Systems, Root Cause Investigation, Technology Transfer, Deviation Reports, Nonconformance Reports, CAPA, Scheduling, cGMP practices, Reports, Quality System, Root Cause Analysis, Quality Assurance, FDA, Change Control, Process Scheduler, Biopharmaceuticals, Sop, Clinical Trials, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Validation, Product Development, GMP, SOP

Education
Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business   2011 — 2013
Master's in Business Administration (MBA)

University of California, Davis   2003 — 2006
Bachelor's of Science, Biological Systems Engineering

Chandini Reddi Chandini Reddi Saint Louis, Missouri Details
Chandini Reddi's Geron Experience June 2012 - July 2012
Job Research Intern at University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine   June 2015 - Present
PhysAssist Scribes, Inc  December 2013 - Present
The University of Iowa Health Care  August 2013 - August 2013
Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo   May 2013 - June 2013
Willis-Knighton Health System  December 2012 - January 2013
Geron   June 2012 - July 2012
SLU Hospital   January 2012 - May 2012

Skills
Spanish-speaking, Microsoft Excel, Teaching English as a..., Singing, Creative Writing, Bharatanatyam (Indian..., Western, TaqMan Assay, qPCR, Tissue Culture, RNA isolation, cDNA

Education
Saint Louis University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor’s Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, Medical Humanities Minor, 3.85 GPA

Saint Louis University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Melissa Jaffe Melissa Jaffe Los Angeles, California Details
Melissa Jaffe's Geron Experience November 2007 - April 2008
Job Law Offices of Melissa B. Jaffe
Industry Law Practice
Experience
Law Offices of Melissa B. Jaffe   September 2008 - Present
Decibel Festival  2012 - 2012
Adidas Group  December 2008 - April 2011
MTV Networks  2009 - 2009
Geron   November 2007 - April 2008
Genentech, Inc  2005 - 2006
LucasArts  2005 - 2006

Skills
Negotiation, Corporate Law, Business Development, Contract Negotiation, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Copyright Law, Legal Research, Litigation, Licensing

Education
Golden Gate University   2002 — 2005
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law & Intellectual Property

Tracy Matray Tracy Matray Greater Seattle Area Details
Tracy Matray's Geron Experience September 1998 - March 2000
Job Director of Chemistry at SONY LE
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Sony Corporation of America  October 2011 - Present
Marina Biotech, Inc.   July 2010 - October 2011
Dynavax  November 2004 - June 2010
Aclara Biosciences  March 2000 - September 2004
Geron   September 1998 - March 2000
University of Rochester  May 1997 - September 1998

Skills
Chemistry, DMPK, Purification, Biotechnology, Fluorescence, Diagnostics, DNA, Organic Synthesis, Enzyme Kinetics, Assay Development, Hardware Diagnostics, Drug Discovery, Chromatography, Lifesciences, HPLC, Analytical Chemistry

Education
Colorado State University   1993 — 1997
PhD, Chemistry

Santa Clara University   1987 — 1991
BS, Chemistry

Iva Afrikanova, Ph.D. Iva Afrikanova, Ph.D. Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Iva Afrikanova, Ph.D.'s Geron Experience 2004 - 2005
Job Project Scientist, Stem Cell Facility Manager
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
University of California, Riverside  2013 - 2015
UC San Diego  2006 - 2012
Geron   2004 - 2005
Washington University School of Medicine  2002 - 2004
Washington University School of Medicine  1999 - 2001
Harvard University  1998 - 1999

Skills
Stem Cells, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Stem Cell Research, Molecular Cloning, Fluorescence Microscopy, In Vitro, qPCR, Confocal Microscopy, Adult Stem Cells, Cell Biology, RT-PCR, Immunofluorescence, Systems Biology, Immunocytochemistry, Pancreas, Project Management, Teaching, Flow Cytometry, Transfection, Hematopoiesis, Project Planning, Western Blotting, In Vivo, Cell Culture, Protein Purification, Protein Expression, Tissue Culture, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoprecipitation, SDS-PAGE, Genetics, Assay Development, PCR, FACS, Microscopy, Cell, Life Sciences, Academic Advising, Higher Education, Biotechnology

Education
International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy   1993 — 1997
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Genetics

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biotechnology

William Throndset William Throndset Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Details
William Throndset's Geron Experience 1995 - 1997
Job Sr Department Manager, Microbial Physiology at Novozymes
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Novozymes  July 2014 - Present
DuPont Industrial Biosciences  2002 - June 2014
Fluidigm Corporation  2000 - 2001
BD  1999 - 2000
Rigel  1997 - 1999
Geron   1995 - 1997
Palo Alto Medical Foundation  1993 - 1995

Skills
Fermentation, Biotechnology, Protein Chemistry, Protein Purification, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Lifesciences, Purification, Protein Engineering, Metabolic Engineering, High Throughput..., PCR, Chromatography, Flow Cytometry, Laboratory Automation, Genomics, Immunology, Microscopy, Cell Biology, Assay Development, Microfluidics, Protein Expression

Education
The University of Manchester   2006 — 2010
PhD, Microbiology

National University   1994 — 1996
MBA, Business Administration

City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College   1989 — 1993
BA, Biology

Natalie Owens Bloberger, MT(ASCP) Natalie Owens Bloberger, MT(ASCP) Dallas, Texas Details
Natalie Owens Bloberger, MT(ASCP)'s Geron Experience January 2011 - September 2011
Job Point of Care Cell Therapy Terumo BCT
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Terumo BCT  June 2015 - Present
Terumo BCT  September 2011 - June 2015
Geron   January 2011 - September 2011
GERON CORPORATION  April 2009 - September 2011
GERON CORPORATION  April 2009 - December 2010
Carter BloodCare  August 2006 - April 2009
Carter BloodCare  August 2006 - April 2009
Carter BloodCare  May 2005 - August 2006
Children's Medical Center  May 2005 - August 2006
University Medical Center  June 2002 - September 2003

Skills
Clinical Development, Biotechnology, FDA, Cell, Clinical Research, SOP, Laboratory, Life Sciences, Validation, Cell Culture, Medical Devices, Oncology

Education
Texas Tech University Health Science Center   2001 — 2005
Bachelor, Clinical Laboratory Science

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center   2001 — 2005
Clinical Laboratory Science

Sandra Friborg Sandra Friborg San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sandra Friborg's Geron Experience February 2010 - 2012
Job Associate Director, Clinical Operations at Gilead Sciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Gilead Sciences  June 2012 - Present
Gilead Sciences  2011 - June 2012
Geron   February 2010 - 2012
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   January 2008 - January 2010
Allergan  1999 - 2008
The Immune Response Corporation  1998 - 1999
Targeted Genetics  1995 - 1998
Immunex  1992 - 1995

Skills
Problem Solving, Oncology, GCP, Infectious Diseases, Clinical, Clinical Operations, Clinical Trial...

Education
San Jose State University
BS, Health Science

lisa bacolini lisa bacolini San Francisco Bay Area Details
lisa bacolini's Geron Experience February 2010 - March 2012
Job Clinical Program Manager at FibroGen
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
FibroGen  July 2013 - Present
Rigel  November 2012 - June 2013
JANSSEN Alzheimer Immunotherapy  March 2012 - November 2012
Geron   February 2010 - March 2012
Anesiva  August 2007 - January 2010

Skills
Clinical Trials

Education
University of Maryland College Park   1991 — 1995
BA, Psychology

Kristen Vanderbeek Kristen Vanderbeek San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kristen Vanderbeek's Geron Experience January 2002 - June 2002
Job Consultant
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.   March 2015 - May 2015
Genentech  December 2013 - February 2015
Commissioning Agents, Inc  November 2012 - October 2013
Allergan  February 2010 - November 2012
Allergan  September 2005 - February 2010
Cognate Therapeutics   June 2002 - July 2005
UCSF  July 2002 - January 2003
Geron   January 2002 - June 2002
ChemRx  November 2001 - December 2001
Genentech  July 2001 - October 2001

Skills
Aseptic Processing, Adult Stem Cells, GLP, Process Simulation, Sop, Six Sigma, Protein Purification, Purification, LIMS, ELISA, Biopharmaceuticals, GMP, FDA, Validation, Microbiology, Cell Culture, Fermentation, SOPs, Tissue Culture, Buffer and Media..., Aseptic processing, Protein purification, Aseptic Fill, ELISAs, FACS-staining, Primary cell lines, High-throughput cell..., Embryotic stem cells, Adult stem cells, CAPA, OSHA 10-Hour Certified

Education
University of California Santa Cruz   2007 — 2009
Certificate in Clinical Trials, 3.8

University of California, Santa Cruz   2004 — 2006
Certificate in Biotechnology, 3.7

Humboldt State University   1996 — 2001
Biology, Biology, Chemistry & Computer Information Systems

Edel-Ryan Alon Edel-Ryan Alon San Francisco Bay Area Details
Edel-Ryan Alon's Geron Experience 2001 - 2003
Job Senior Field Technician at UCSF
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
UCSF  October 2013 - Present
UCSF  April 2003 - September 2013
Ocean View PTA   January 2009 - June 2011
Geron   2001 - 2003
Quantum  2000 - 2001
Temple University  March 1999 - September 2000
University of Guam  January 1997 - January 1998

Skills
PMP, Documentation, Board Leadership, Microsoft Office, Active Directory, Linux, Mac, Research, Budgeting, Graphic Design, Problem Solving, Excel, Getting The Job Done, Word, Strategic Planning, Windows, Technical Writing, Administration, Photoshop, Change Management, Compliance, Teamwork, CSS, Customer Relations, SEO, Event Management, Analysis, Production, Application Development, Web Design, Customer Service, HIPAA, Planning, Troubleshooting, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Budgets, Software Documentation, Project Management, Microsoft Word, Project Planning, Servers, System Administration, HTML, OS X, Leadership, Integration, Data Analysis, Software Development, Databases

Education
DeVry University   2003 — 2009
BS, Business and Technical Management

University of Guam   1996 — 1999

Kieran English Kieran English Dallas, Texas Details
Kieran English's Geron Experience May 2007 - February 2008
Job Russell Reynolds Associates
Industry Staffing and Recruiting
Experience
Russell Reynolds Associates  February 2008 - Present
Geron   May 2007 - February 2008
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics  May 2001 - April 2007

Education
Fordham Gabelli School of Business   1999 — 2001
MBA, finance

Manhattan College   1989 — 1993
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Catherine Priest Catherine Priest San Francisco Bay Area Details
Catherine Priest's Geron Experience December 2008 - October 2012
Job VP Preclinical Development at Neurona Therapeutics
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Neurona Therapeutics   September 2015 - Present
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)   November 2012 - July 2015
Geron   December 2008 - October 2012
Geron   December 2007 - December 2008
Geron   December 2005 - December 2007
Geron   December 2004 - December 2005
Geron   October 2002 - December 2004
Bayer Biotechnology   February 2001 - October 2002
University of Maryland Medical School  November 1998 - February 2001
Mount Sinai Medical School  November 1998 - December 1999

Skills
Stem Cells, Cell Culture, Neuroscience, Clinical Development, Histology, Regenerative Medicine, Biotechnology, CRO, Regulatory Submissions, Drug Discovery, Cell Biology, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuroanatomy, Cell Therapy, Preclinical Development, Immunohistochemistry, in Situ Hybridization, Drug Development, Molecular Biology, Cellular Therapeutics, Animal Models, Tissue Culture, Microsurgery, Scientific Management, Biomarkers, Public Speaking, Program Direction, CRO Management, Cross-functional Team..., Cell Based Assays, Technical Writing, Data Analysis and..., Behavioral Assessment, Seminar Speaker

Education
Univeristy of California, Los Angeles   1988 — 1994
Ph.D.

Kalamazoo College   1984 — 1988
B.A.

Yijing Shen Yijing Shen San Francisco Bay Area Details
Yijing Shen's Geron Experience May 2011 - January 2013
Job Statistical Scientist at Genentech
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  March 2014 - Present
Onyx Pharmaceuticals  February 2013 - March 2014
Geron   May 2011 - January 2013
Crescendo Bioscience  September 2008 - April 2011
UCLA Statistics Department  2003 - 2008
UCLA Statistics Department  2002 - 2007
Eli Lilly  2005 - 2005

Skills
Simulation Techniques, High Dimensional Data..., R/S+, SAS, Biostatistics, Statistics, Clinical Trials, Multivariate Statistics, Non-parametric, Data Analysis, Simulations, Stata, Survival Analysis, Medicine, Power Analysis, Analysis of..., Clinical Study Design, Statistical Programming, Clinical Research, R, Clinical Development, Biotechnology

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   2003 — 2008
Ph.D, Statistics

University of California, Los Angeles   2002 — 2003
M.S, Statistics

University of California, Irvine

Ross Okamura PhD Ross Okamura PhD San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ross Okamura PhD's Geron Experience December 2009 - November 2011
Job Associate Director Research at Stealth Cell Therapy StartUp
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Steath Cell Therapy Start-Up   April 2013 - April 2014
UCSF  December 2012 - April 2013
UCSF  May 2012 - October 2012
Geron   December 2009 - November 2011
Geron   December 2008 - December 2009
Geron   May 2005 - December 2008
Stanford University  1999 - 2004

Skills
ELISA, Flow Cytometry, ELISPOT, Cell Based Assays, Cell Culture, Clinical Trials, Stem Cells, Immunology

Education
University of California, San Francisco   1991 — 1999
Ph.D.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1987 — 1991
B.S.

El Cerrito High School

Joyce Reyes Joyce Reyes Greater San Diego Area Details
Joyce Reyes's Geron Experience July 2007 - July 2009
Job Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Pacific-Link Consulting   January 2012 - Present
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals  November 2010 - December 2011
Jennerex Biotherapeutics  July 2009 - November 2010
Geron   July 2007 - July 2009
Cell Genesys Inc.  April 2006 - July 2007
InterMune, Inc.   February 2005 - April 2006
XOMA  January 2002 - February 2005
Baxter Bioscience Hayward   1999 - 2001

Skills
Regulatory Submissions, Regulatory Affairs, FDA, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, IND, Oncology, CRO, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Requirements, Clinical Research, Change Control, Protocol, Strategy

Education
University of California San Diego   2011 — 2013
Masters, Health Law

St. Mary's College of California   2004 — 2006
Bachelors, Management

Karla Shaw Karla Shaw Greater Denver Area Details
Karla Shaw's Geron Experience August 1992 - December 1997
Job Executive Asst & HR Manager at The Kitchen & The Kitchen Community
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
The Kitchen & The Kitchen Community   May 2011 - Present
OneRiot  February 2008 - May 2011
Insulite Laboratories   December 2006 - September 2007
Intensity Ventures   July 2000 - May 2004
Geron   August 1992 - December 1997

Education
California State University-Hayward
Bachelor of Science, Exercise Physiology & Nutrition

San Francisco State University

Simona Neumann Simona Neumann San Francisco Bay Area Details
Simona Neumann's Geron Experience January 2011 - 2012
Job Biopharmaceutical professional
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Actelion  2013 - Present
Abbott  2012 - 2013
Geron   January 2011 - 2012
Geron   May 2009 - January 2011
UCSF  2002 - 2009
UCSF  2000 - 2002
Harvard Medical School  1998 - 2000

Skills
Neuroscience, Cell Culture, Stem Cells, Primary Cell Culture, Surgery, Histology, RT-PCR, qPCR, Immunohistochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Neuroanatomical..., Transfection, Co-Culture, In Situ Hybridization, Image Analysis, behavioral models, Transplantation, Confocal Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Immunocytochemistry, Cell Based Assay, Neuroanatomy, Behavioral Assessment, Regenerative Medicine, Assay Development, SAS programming, Cell Biology, Pharmacology, in Situ Hybridization, Clinical Development

Education
Harvard Medical School
Post-Doc, Neuroscience

UCL
Ph.D., Neuroscience

Olivia Lu Olivia Lu San Francisco Bay Area Details
Olivia Lu's Geron Experience November 2010 - November 2011
Job Sr. Process Engineer at Coherus BioSciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Coherus BioSciences  March 2015 - Present
Bristol-Myers Squibb  February 2012 - March 2015
Coherus BioSciences  2015 - 2015
Coherus BioSciences  2015 - 2015
Geron   November 2010 - November 2011
Amgen Inc  March 2008 - December 2010
Amgen  August 2005 - March 2008
Amgen  August 2003 - August 2005
Sugen (Pharmacia, Pfizer)   June 2002 - August 2002
Genentech, Inc  May 2001 - August 2001

Skills
Process Simulation, Cross-functional Team..., Technical Writing, Scalability, Biotechnology, Cell Culture, Technology Transfer, GMP, Biopharmaceuticals, Fermentation, Validation, V&V, Medical Devices, Stem Cells, CAPA, Aseptic Processing, Cell, Drug Delivery, Commercialization, Purification, Protein Purification, Lifesciences, FDA

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   2002 — 2003
M.S, Biomedical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley   1998 — 2002
B.S., Bioengineering

Mike Romanko Mike Romanko Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Mike Romanko's Geron Experience November 2010 - August 2011
Job Biotechnology Portfolio Management at Tunnell Government Services
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Tunnell Government Services  April 2013 - Present
Tunnell Government Services  September 2011 - April 2013
Geron   November 2010 - August 2011
Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine: Johnson & Johnson   May 2009 - November 2010
Center for Biomaterials and Advanced Technologies : Johnson & Johnson   August 2007 - May 2009
Center for Biomaterials and Advanced Technologies: Johnson & Johnson   August 2005 - August 2007

Skills
Technology Transfer, Cell Therapy, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Tissue Culture, Regenerative Medicine, Medical Device..., Translational Medicine, Transplant Biology, Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cells, Adult Stem Cells, Animal Models..., Neurodegenerative..., In Vitro..., Biodistribution, Early Stage Discovery/..., Cross-functional Team..., CRO management, Scaffolds/ Biomaterials, Composite Tissue..., Tissue Engineering, Soft Tissue Regeneration, Vascular Regeneration, Adipose Stem Cells, Bioimaging, IND Requirements, Muscle Regeneration, Bone and Cartilage..., Neuroregeneration (CNS/..., Scale Up, Cell Therapy Products, R&D Product Portfolio..., Neuroscience, In Vitro, Animal Models, Drug Development, CRO, Microscopy, IND, Medical Devices, GLP, FDA, Biotechnology, Life Sciences

Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine   2004 — 2005
Postdoc, Gene Therapy

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine   1998 — 2004
Ph.D., Integrated Biosciences: Molecular Medicine

King's College   1994 — 1998
B.S., Biology

Cynthia Fountaine Cynthia Fountaine San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cynthia Fountaine's Geron Experience January 2001 - April 2002
Job Executive Assistant/V.P
Industry Real Estate
Experience
Pro Capital Mortgage   May 2004 - Present
Greater Pacific Mortgage   January 2001 - May 2004
Prestige Mortgage   February 2003 - January 2004
Geron   January 2001 - April 2002
Pivotal Integration   April 2000 - January 2001
Bank of the West  April 1998 - April 2000
Hal Riney and Partners   1995 - 1998
Foote, Cone & Belding   October 1992 - April 1995

Education
Heald College
A.S., Electronic Engineering

Ted Chu Ted Chu Greater New York City Area Details
Ted Chu's Geron Experience May 1999 - August 2001
Job Sr Scientist
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
USDA  November 2011 - Present
Vivaldi Biosciences   January 2009 - September 2011
Stanford University  March 2007 - January 2009
University of Texas at Austin  December 2006 - March 2007
Hyseq  2001 - 2002
Geron   May 1999 - August 2001
UCSF Medical Center  1999 - 1999

Skills
Molecular Biology, Cell Culture, Western Blotting, PCR, Lifesciences, Protein Purification, qPCR, Protein Expression, Molecular Cloning, Assay Development, Flow Cytometry, Protein Chemistry, Cell Biology, GMP

Education
Stanford University   2007 — 2009
Postdoc, Molecular Imaging

The University of Texas at Austin   2002 — 2006
PhD, cell and molecular biology

The University of Texas at San Antonio

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James Trager James Trager Greater Seattle Area Details
James Trager's Geron Experience December 1995 - August 2003
Job Vice President, Research at Dendreon
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Dendreon  September 2003 - Present
Geron   December 1995 - August 2003
Central African Republic   1984 - 1986

Skills
Biotechnology, Assay Development, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Drug Discovery, Protein Expression, Cell Biology

Education
University of California, Berkeley   1988 — 1995
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

City University of New York-Hunter College   1986 — 1988
Biology

St. John's College (NM)   1979 — 1984
B.A., Philosophy

Elizabeth Dickie Aden Elizabeth Dickie Aden San Francisco Bay Area Details
Elizabeth Dickie Aden's Geron Experience 2001 - 2002
Job Pharmaceutical/Biotech Executive
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Circuit Therapeutics  2011 - 2012
Amnestix   2008 - 2010
Antipodean Pharmaceuticals   2006 - 2008
Alfa Wassermann  2003 - 2006
Renaissance Medicine   2002 - 2004
Geron   2001 - 2002
Hoffmann-La Roche  1999 - 2001
Hoffmann-La Roche  1998 - 1999
Roche Bioscience  1995 - 1999
Syntex  1992 - 1995

Skills
Business Planning, Biotechnology, Business Strategy, Strategy, Oncology, Market Analysis, Start-ups, Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Product Development, Pharmaceutical Industry, Clinical Development, Healthcare, Market Research, Mergers & Acquisitions

Education
University of Pennsylvania   1975 — 1979
PhD, Anthropology, Epidemiology

Stanford University
Post-Doc, Human Genetics

University of California, Berkeley
BA, Anthropology, Biology

University of Cincinnati
MA, Anthropology, Linguistics

Lane Eubank Lane Eubank San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lane Eubank's Geron Experience 2009 - 2011
Job Senior Biostatistician at Natera
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Natera  2014 - Present
XDx  2012 - 2014
Geron   2009 - 2011
Pharmacyclics  September 2004 - February 2008
MedImmune Vaccines  2003 - 2005
ICON plc  1998 - 2003

Education
University of California, Davis   1986 — 1990

Jie Lin Jie Lin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jie Lin's Geron Experience 2000 - 2002
Job Senior Research Associate at Genentech
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  2004 - Present
Kosan Biosciences  2003 - 2004
Geron   2000 - 2002

Skills
Molecular Biology, Cell Culture, Lifesciences, Genetics, Cell Biology, Data Analysis, Research, Drug Discovery, Assay Development

Education
東京大学 / The University of Tokyo   1997 — 2000
PhD (Defensed in year 2010), Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology

West China University of China(Sichuan University)   1985 — 1990
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Public Health

William H. Andrews William H. Andrews Reno, Nevada Area Details
William H. Andrews's Geron Experience 1992 - 1997
Job President & CEO at Sierra Sciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Isagenix  2010 - Present
Sierra Sciences  August 1999 - Present
Sierra Sciences  1999 - 2009
Geron   1992 - 1997
Berlex Biosciences  1983 - 1993
Codon   1983 - 1992

Skills
Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Science, Life Sciences, Strategic Planning, Ultramarathon Runner, Runner, Validation, Biomarker Discovery, PCR, Genetics, Drug Development, Technology Transfer, DNA, Drug Discovery, Chemistry, Laboratory, Research, Commercialization, Bioinformatics, Cell Culture, Genomics, Patents, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Lifesciences, Medical Devices, Immunology, Clinical Research, Cell, Biochemistry, ELISA, Healthcare, Protein Chemistry, Cancer, Entrepreneurship, Assay Development, Pharmaceutical Industry, Biopharmaceuticals, Oncology, Hardware Diagnostics, Vaccines, Pharmacology, Clinical Trials, Purification, R&D, Chromatography, FDA, Laboratory Automation, Microbiology

Education
The University of Georgia   1976 — 1981
Ph.D., Molecular Biology

University of California, San Diego   1971 — 1976
2 BA's, Biology and Psychology

Cate School, Carpinteria, California   1969 — 1971
Cate School, High School Degree

Dianne Morfeld Dianne Morfeld San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dianne Morfeld's Geron Experience September 2009 - June 2013
Job Principal Statistical Analyst at Acerta Pharma B.V.
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Acerta Pharma B.V.   May 2015 - Present
Geron Corporation  June 2013 - May 2015
Geron   September 2009 - June 2013
Facet Biotech  December 2003 - September 2009
PDL  2003 - 2009
PDL BioPharma  December 2003 - December 2008
Quintiles  1995 - 2003

Education
San Jose State University

Marco Palencia Marco Palencia Redwood City, California Details
Marco Palencia's Geron Experience January 1999 - May 2000
Job Biopharmaceuticals Professional
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Genentech, Inc.   May 2014 - Present
BioMarin  April 2013 - February 2014
Genentech, Inc.   May 2000 - November 2012
Geron   January 1999 - May 2000

Skills
Assay Development, GLP, ELISA, Biotechnology, Validation, Immunoassays, FDA, Antibodies, Cell, Bioanalysis, LIMS, Molecular Biology, Protein Chemistry, Biopharmaceuticals, Sop, Immunology, Analytical Method..., GCP, Pharmaceutical Industry, Laboratory, Lifesciences, Biochemistry, Drug Discovery, Monoclonal Antibodies, Automation, PCR, Protein Purification, GDP, Instrument Validation, Western Blotting, Laboratory Automation, Genetics, DNA, Cell Biology, Enzyme Assays, In Vitro, Cancer, Aseptic Technique, Data Analysis, 21 CFR Part 11

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelor's Degree, Biology

Monic Stuart Monic Stuart San Francisco Bay Area Details
Monic Stuart's Geron Experience June 2011 - February 2012
Job President of Clinical Drug Development Consultants LLC
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Clinical Drug Development Consultants LLC   February 2012 - Present
Geron   June 2011 - February 2012
Geron   September 2009 - June 2011
Genentech  2004 - 2009
Stanford University Medical Center  2000 - 2004

Skills
Hematology, Clinical Development, Oncology, Drug Development, Immunology, Clinical Trials, Cancer, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, GCP, Biomarkers, Clinical Research, Drug Discovery, Biopharmaceuticals, Translational Medicine, Lifesciences, CTMS

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2001 — 2004
MPH

Stanford University School of Medicine   1999 — 2000
Bone Marrow Transplant Fellowship

Stanford University School of Medicine   1997 — 1999
Hematology Fellowship

Stanford University School of Medicine   1993 — 1996
Residency

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine   1989 — 1993
MD

Maria Schaefer Maria Schaefer San Francisco Bay Area Details
Maria Schaefer's Geron Experience March 2008 - January 2013
Job Biotechnology Professional
Industry Research
Experience
Public BioTechnology Company   October 2014 - Present
Gilead Sciences  May 2013 - October 2014
Geron   March 2008 - January 2013
Stanford University  September 2005 - March 2008
Stanford University  November 2003 - September 2005
San Francisco State University  February 1998 - February 2001
Affymax  January 1994 - February 1998

Skills
Oncology, Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Lifesciences, GCP, Biotechnology, Clinical Operations, Clinical Research, Clinical Development, Immunology, CRO, Neuroscience, Cell Culture, Sop, CTMS, Biopharmaceuticals, GLP, Drug Discovery, FDA, Life Sciences

Education
San Francisco State University
MA, Biology

University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Biology

Haihwa Kao Haihwa Kao San Francisco Bay Area Details
Haihwa Kao's Geron Experience 2007 - 2012
Job Director, Quality Control at Cellerant Therapeutics
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Cellerant Therapeutics  June 2012 - Present
Geron   2007 - 2012
VaxGen  2005 - 2007
Avigen  1998 - 2005
Anergen   1992 - 1998

Skills
GLP, Validation, cGMP, Quality Assurance, Biotechnology, GMP, Biopharmaceuticals, Quality System, Quality Control, Pharmaceutical Industry, Aseptic Processing, Regulatory Affairs, Cross-functional Team...

Education
University of Pittsburgh
MS, Microbiology

Bart Wise Bart Wise Alameda, California Details
Bart Wise's Geron Experience 2005 - 2007
Job Attorney at Wise IP Law
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Wise IP Law   2012 - Present
Five Prime Therapeutics  November 2008 - June 2011
Five Prime Therapeutics  May 2007 - November 2008
Geron   2005 - 2007
Roche Molecular Systems  May 2003 - April 2005
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP   2000 - 2003
Bingham McCutchen  1998 - 1998

Skills
Technology Transfer, Patent Prosecution, Patentability, Patents, Patent Litigation, Biotechnology, Lifesciences, Intellectual Property, Prosecution, Licensing, Pharmaceutical Industry, Due Diligence

Education
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law   1997 — 2000
J.D.

University of Chicago   1995 — 1997
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Biology

Carnegie Mellon University   1988 — 1995
Ph.D., Biology

The University of Kansas   1982 — 1987
B.S., Chemistry

Sergei Gryaznov Sergei Gryaznov San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sergei Gryaznov's Geron Experience
Job Director at Geron
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Geron  

Education
Maritime State University named after Admiral G.I. Nevelsky (MSU)   1976 — 1986

Doug Alberts Doug Alberts San Francisco Bay Area Details
Doug Alberts's Geron Experience October 2008 - April 2010
Job CQV Project Manager at Biokinetics
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Biokinetics  February 2010 - Present
Geron   October 2008 - April 2010
Genentech  September 2008 - October 2008
DST Controls  May 2008 - August 2008
Amgen  May 2004 - May 2008
Abgenix Inc  November 2003 - April 2004
Cell Genesys  2003 - 2004

Education
Spokane Community College   1996 — 1998

Spokane Community College   1996 — 1998
Chemistry and Business Law

Wuxing Dong Wuxing Dong San Francisco Bay Area Details
Wuxing Dong's Geron Experience August 2001 - July 2002
Job Life Science Research Assistant at Stanford University School of Medicine
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Stanford University School of Medicine  June 2008 - Present
Genitope  September 2002 - May 2008
Geron   August 2001 - July 2002
Affymax  August 2000 - July 2001
Centaur Pharmacuticals   October 1995 - May 2000

Education
Nanjing Agricultural University

Fabio Benedetti MD Fabio Benedetti MD Princeton, New Jersey Details
Fabio Benedetti MD's Geron Experience April 2007 - February 2010
Job Chief Medical Officer, Taiho Pharma USA, Inc.
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Geron   April 2007 - February 2010
Onyx Pharmaceuticals  January 2005 - September 2006
Millennium Pharmaceuticals  May 2002 - January 2005
Bristol-Myers Squibb  June 1999 - May 2002
Roche Pharmaceuticals  September 1997 - May 1999
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center  June 1996 - August 1997

Skills
Pharmaceutical Industry, Oncology, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Global Marketing, Medicine, Lifesciences, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Medical Devices, Biotechnology

Education
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Medical Oncology/Hematology Fellowship   1993 — 1996

Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Internal Medicine Residency   1990 — 1993

Brown Medical School   1987 — 1990
MD, Medicine

Brown University   1983 — 1987

Tracy Saxton Tracy Saxton San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tracy Saxton's Geron Experience February 2007 - August 2008
Job Investment Director at Roche Venture Fund
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Roche Venture Fund   January 2015 - Present
SV Life Sciences  November 2010 - December 2014
UCSF/QB3   September 2008 - November 2010
Geron   February 2007 - August 2008
Threshold Pharm   November 2004 - February 2007
Tularik/Amgen   January 2001 - November 2004
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute/Mt. Sinai Hospital   1994 - 1999

Skills
Drug Discovery, Venture Capital, Technology Transfer, Drug Development, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Lifesciences, Oncology

Education
Columbia University - Columbia Business School   2009 — 2011
MBA

University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business   2009 — 2010
MBA

University of Toronto   1994 — 1999
PhD, Molecular and Medical Genetics

Simon Fraser University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biology, General

Margaret Inokuma Margaret Inokuma San Francisco Bay Area Details
Margaret Inokuma's Geron Experience 1997 - 2002
Job Staff Scientist at BD
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
BD Biosciences  April 2013 - Present
BD Biosciences  August 2003 - Present
Geron   1997 - 2002
BD Biosciences  1991 - 1997

Skills
Flow Cytometry, Immunology, Assay Development, Cell Culture, FACS, Cell, Stem Cells, Cell Biology, High Throughput..., ELISA, In Vitro, Antibodies, Tissue Culture, Life Sciences, Lifesciences, Fluorescence, Biomarkers, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, STEM, cell based

Education
UC Davis

Jean-Francois Fortin Jean-Francois Fortin Montreal, Canada Area Details
Jean-Francois Fortin's Geron Experience September 2003 - October 2004
Job Associate Director Medical Affairs HIV and Antifungals
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Merck  April 2013 - Present
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada  November 2009 - March 2013
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada  November 2004 - October 2009
Geron   September 2003 - October 2004
Stanford University School of Medicine  June 2000 - October 2004

Skills
Screening, Immunology, Target Identification, Drug Discovery, Molecular Biology, Cell Based Assays, Research, R&D, Cell Culture, Virology, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Oncology, Validation, Technology Transfer, Lifesciences, Infectious Diseases, In Vitro, Flow Cytometry, ELISA, Cell, Biotechnology, Antibodies, Biochemistry

Education
Stanford University School of Medicine   2000 — 2003
Postdoc, Immunology

Université Laval   1996 — 2000
PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

Université Laval   1995 — 1996
Masters, Microbiology and Immunology

Université Laval   1992 — 1995
Bachelor, Biochemistry

Scott Thies Scott Thies Seattle, Washington Details
Scott Thies's Geron Experience 2001 - 2008
Job Director of Operations, Heart Regeneration Program at University of Washington School of Medicine
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
University of Washington School of Medicine  July 2013 - Present
Fate Therapeutics   2008 - 2013
Geron   2001 - 2008
Genetics Institute  1989 - 2001

Skills
Management, Cell, Biotechnology, Lifesciences, Stem Cells, Cell Culture, Operations Management, Drug Discovery, Molecular Biology, Research, Biochemistry, Western Blotting, Immunology

Education
Duke University   1979 — 1984
Ph.D., Physiology

University of Miami   1975 — 1979
B.S., Biology and Chemistry

Jane Lebkowski Jane Lebkowski San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jane Lebkowski's Geron Experience VP R&DRhone Poulenc Rorer1995 - 1998
Job Sr VP Regnerative Medicine at Geron
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Geron   VP R&DRhone Poulenc Rorer1995 - 1998

Education
Princeton University   1977 — 1982
Ph.D, biochemistry

Syracuse University   1973 — 1977
BS, Biochemistry

Kaisheng Huang Kaisheng Huang San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kaisheng Huang's Geron Experience January 2011 - January 2013
Job Director, Analytical Development & Quality Control, Protein Manufacturing at Anthera Pharmaceuticals
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Anthera Pharmaceuticals  April 2015 - Present
Achaogen  May 2013 - March 2015
Geron   January 2011 - January 2013
Geron   February 2008 - December 2010
MacuSight, Inc.   January 2008 - February 2008
Amgen  November 2005 - November 2007
University of Wisconsin-Madison  September 2001 - October 2005
Washington State University  September 2000 - August 2001

Skills
Analytical Methods..., Assay Development, Drug Development, HPLC, Protein Chemistry, Quality Control, LC-MS, CMC development, pre-formulation/Formulat..., Technical Writing, cGMP, ICH/FDA compliance, Analytical Method..., Pharmaceutical process..., Manufacturing, Drug Discovery, Peptide Conjugated Drug, Micelle Formulation and..., Oligonucleotides, High Throughput..., GMP, NMR, Mass Spectrometry, Monoclonal Antibodies, Formulation, Biotechnology, Chromatography

Education
Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences   1997 — 2000
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Medicinal Analytical Chemistry

China Pharmaceutical University   1994 — 1997
Master of Science (M.S.), Medicinal Analytical Chemistry

Seema Rogers Seema Rogers San Francisco Bay Area Details
Seema Rogers's Geron Experience March 2009 - September 2009
Job Associate Director, Clinical Operations at Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.   June 2013 - Present
XenoPort  September 2012 - June 2013
Clovis Oncology  June 2011 - June 2012
Affymax  September 2009 - June 2011
Geron   March 2009 - September 2009
Cell Genesys  October 2006 - February 2009
Genentech  2005 - 2006
Aclara BioSciences  2001 - 2002

Skills
Oncology, Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Immunology, Clinical Development, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical Industry, GCP, Lifesciences, Sop, Cancer, Molecular Biology, Therapeutic Areas, CRO, FDA, Regulatory Affairs, Neuroscience, Diabetes, CTMS, Drug Development, EDC, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Submissions, IND, Biopharmaceuticals, Infectious Diseases, Drug Discovery, Clinical Monitoring

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2002 — 2004
MS, Biotechnology

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   1996 — 2000
BS, Nutrition

Stefan Amshey Stefan Amshey San Francisco Bay Area Details
Stefan Amshey's Geron Experience April 1996 - September 1999
Job Engineering Manager
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Bepress  January 2013 - Present
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (JGI)   April 2010 - January 2013
Integrated Media Measurement, Inc.   September 2008 - April 2010
Danger  October 2005 - August 2008
Berlex Biosciences  January 2005 - October 2005
Gene Logic  February 2002 - August 2004
Incyte Genomics  February 2000 - January 2002
Incyte Pharmaceuticals  September 1999 - February 2000
Geron   April 1996 - September 1999
VA Medical Center  January 1995 - April 1996

Skills
Agile & Waterfall..., Scrum, Team Management, Perl, Python, Linux, Ruby, Subversion, Shell Scripting, HTML, MySQL, CVS, JavaScript, Bash, SQL, Apache, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Unix, Java, OOP, Tomcat, JSON, Computational Biology, Ubuntu, Windows, Eclipse, SQL*Plus, Django, Unix/Linux, RDBMS, Bioinformatics, Solaris, Perforce, ORM, Catalyst, YAML, Data Manipulation, HTML/XML, XML, Komodo, SGE, SQLAlchemy, Web Framework, Redis, Jenkins, Github, Memcached, Solr, Software Development

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2002 — 2003
relational databases, Java

De Anza College   1998 — 1999
C programming, UNIX

University of California, Davis   1990 — 1994
BS, Biochemistry

Ryan Nitta Ryan Nitta San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ryan Nitta's Geron Experience August 2010 - August 2011
Job Senior Scientist/Lab Manager at Stanford University
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Stanford University  September 2011 - Present
Stanford University  September 2011 - Present
Geron   August 2010 - August 2011
Stanford University  August 2007 - April 2011
Stanford University  January 2010 - February 2010
Caris MPI Molecular Profiling   June 2008 - August 2008
University of Washington  August 2001 - May 2007
University of Washington  August 2002 - April 2003
Grinnell College  May 2000 - August 2000

Skills
Western Blotting, Cell Culture, ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, Cell, Protein Expression, Assay Development, Protein Chemistry, Molecular Biology, PCR, Biochemistry, In Vivo, Microscopy, Transfection

Education
Stanford University   2007 — 2010
Postdoctoral Research, Neurosurgery

University of Washington   2001 — 2007
PhD, Biochemistry

Grinnell College   1997 — 2001
BA, Biology

Bin Qian Bin Qian San Diego, California Details
Bin Qian's Geron Experience March 2009 - February 2011
Job Assistant Director, R&D at WondfoUSA
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
WondfoUSA   June 2015 - Present
ReLIA Diagnostic Systems, Inc.   March 2011 - June 2015
Geron   March 2009 - February 2011
Bayhill Therapeutics  February 2003 - November 2008
Chiron Corporation  February 2002 - February 2003
Medical College of Wisconsin  November 1999 - November 2001
Fujita Health University   October 1995 - October 1999

Skills
ELISA, Flow Cytometry, Assay Development, Cell Culture, Cell, Western Blotting, RT-PCR, Immunology, In Vitro, In Vivo, Immunohistochemistry, Molecular Cloning, DNA, Antibodies, Animal Models, Oncology

Education
Nanjing University   1988 — 1995
M.D, School of Medicine

Jim Farmer Jim Farmer San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jim Farmer's Geron Experience March 2011 - May 2012
Job Director, Clinical Operations at Portola Pharmaceuticals
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Portola Pharmaceuticals  March 2014 - Present
Onyx Pharmaceuticals  May 2012 - March 2014
Geron   March 2011 - May 2012
Nektar Therapeutics  September 2008 - March 2011
Genentech, Inc.   2005 - 2008
Shire Pharmaceuticals  September 2004 - September 2005
Bristol-Myers Squibb  1999 - 2003
Merck  1997 - 1999
Merck  1995 - 1997
BIOSIS  1990 - 1995

Skills
Clinical Research, Clinical Development, Oncology, Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, GCP, CTMS, CRO, FDA, IND, Sop

Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania   1986 — 1990
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Natural Sciences

JHS 1986   1982 — 1986

Effingham Central Junior High   1980 — 1982

Karen Prestin Karen Prestin Phoenix, Arizona Area Details
Karen Prestin's Geron Experience June 2000 - January 2001
Job Sr. Recruiter/Staffing Manager
Industry Banking
Experience
Citi  July 2006 - February 2009
Inovant/Visa USA   February 2001 - May 2005
Geron   June 2000 - January 2001
Coulter Pharmaceutical, Inc.   September 1997 - June 2000
Visa International  June 1993 - September 1997

Education
California State University-Sacramento
BS, Business Administration; Marketing

Ion Suehiro Ion Suehiro San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ion Suehiro's Geron Experience June 2000 - July 2002
Job Research Associate III at Ampere Life Sciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Ampere Life Sciences   March 2011 - September 2011
Cytokinetics  October 2002 - September 2008
Geron   June 2000 - July 2002

Skills
Assay Development, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, HPLC, LC-MS, Lifesciences, Research

Education
University of California, San Francisco - School of Pharmacy   2012 — 2016

University of California, Davis   1997 — 2000
Chemistry

University of California, Riverside   1995 — 1997
MS, Chemistry

University of California, Riverside   1993 — 1995
BS, Chemistry

Jane Lebkowski Jane Lebkowski San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jane Lebkowski's Geron Experience April 1998 - January 2012
Job President of R&D at Asterias Biotherapeutics
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Asterias Biotherapeutics  March 2013 - Present
Biotechnology Consultant  January 2012 - Present
Geron   April 1998 - January 2012
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer  1995 - 1998
Applied Immunesciences   1986 - 1995

Skills
Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells, Biotechnology, Lifesciences, Cell Culture, Clinical Development, Immunology, Drug Discovery, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Technology Transfer, Flow Cytometry, Cell, Biomarkers, Cancer, Clinical Research, Drug Development, Medical Devices, Tissue Culture, Neurodegeneration, Clinical Trials, Biochemistry, Infectious Diseases, GLP, Genetics, Biopharmaceuticals, Oncology, R&D, ELISA

Education
Princeton University   1977 — 1982
PhD, Biochemistry

Syracuse University   1973 — 1977
BS, Biology and Chemistry

Bishop Grimes HS

St Margaret's

Joi Ninomoto Joi Ninomoto San Francisco Bay Area Details
Joi Ninomoto's Geron Experience April 2010 - April 2012
Job Director, Clinical Science at Pharmacyclics
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Pharmacyclics  May 2015 - Present
Pharmacyclics  April 2012 - May 2015
Geron   April 2010 - April 2012
.   January 2009 - April 2010
SuperGen, Inc   August 1998 - January 2009
Amgen  August 1995 - August 1998
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  August 1994 - August 1995
MDACC  1993 - 1994
University of California, San Francisco  February 1987 - August 1988

Skills
Clinical Research, Drug Development, Medical Affairs, Oncology, Clinical Development, Medicine, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Medical Communications, Biopharmaceuticals, Medical Writing, Pharmaceutical Industry, Hematology, Lifesciences, Healthcare, Biotechnology Industry, Life Sciences, Marketing Strategy

Education
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center   1993 — 1994
Residency, Oncology Pharmacy

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences   1988 — 1993
PharmD

University of California, Davis   1981 — 1986
B.S., Genetics

George Washington High School

Virginia Rojas Virginia Rojas Santa Barbara, California Area Details
Virginia Rojas's Geron Experience 1995 - 2000
Job Research scientist with expertise in histotechnology, lab management and EH&S, seeking employment
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Allergan  June 2009 - August 2013
Celerus Diagnostics  2006 - 2009
Cell Genesys  2000 - 2005
Geron   1995 - 2000

Skills
Biotechnology, Monoclonal Antibodies, Molecular Biology, Cell Culture, Lifesciences, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, Immunology, Research, Assay Development, GLP, Western Blotting, Drug Discovery, Immunoassays, GMP, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cell, ELISA, Clinical Development, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Development, Oncology, Protein Purification, Cell Biology

Education
Stanford University   1992 — 1993
MA, Health Psychology Education

Stanford University   1980 — 1983
BS, Biological Sciences

MinMei Huang MinMei Huang San Francisco Bay Area Details
MinMei Huang's Geron Experience April 2001 - June 2002
Job preretirement
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
home  2013 - Present
Pharmacyclics  June 2010 - February 2013
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.   August 2002 - February 2010
Geron   April 2001 - June 2002
GeneTrace System Inc.   January 2000 - March 2001
Strata Biosciences   April 1998 - December 1999
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   June 1992 - February 1998

Skills
Biotechnology, High Throughput..., Molecular Biology, Drug Discovery, Assay Development, Cell Culture, ELISA, PCR, Biochemistry, Protein Purification

Education
University of Pennsylvania   2000 — 2012
Postdoc, Cell Biology, Jone Brugge's lab

SUNY at Stony Brook   1983 — 1989
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Microbiology

Yun Lauren Peng Yun Lauren Peng Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Yun Lauren Peng's Geron Experience 1999 - 2001
Job Physician at Kaiser Permanente
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
Kaiser Permanente  2013 - Present
Children's Hospital Los Angeles CHLA  2011 - Present
Kaiser Permanente  2006 - 2011
Geron   1999 - 2001

Skills
Clinical Research, Healthcare, Oncology, Medicine, Data Analysis, Hospitals, Cancer, Critical Care, Lifesciences, Patient Safety, Cell Culture, Healthcare Information..., Molecular Biology, PACS, Cardiology, Surgery, MRI, EHR, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical Industry, Ultrasound, Healthcare Management, Healthcare Consulting, Medical Education, Immunology, Internal Medicine, Public Speaking, Treatment, ACLS, Medical Imaging, Radiology, EMR, Board Certified, Pediatrics, Research, Epidemiology, Inpatient, Emergency Medicine, Public Health, Biotechnology, Physicians, Vascular, Neuroradiology, Minimally Invasive..., Interventional Radiology

Education
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry   1996 — 2000

Rochester Institute of Technology   1996 — 2000

Peking University Health Science Center   1991 — 1996

北京大学附属中学   1985 — 1991

Larisa Dubenko Larisa Dubenko San Francisco Bay Area Details
Larisa Dubenko's Geron Experience June 1999 - August 2000
Job Biotechnology Professional
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Exelixis  August 2000 - January 2009
Geron   June 1999 - August 2000
Shaman Pharmaceuticals  February 1993 - January 1999

Skills
Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Lead Change, Organic Synthesis, Natural Products, Kinases, Cancer, Purification, Pharmaceutical Industry, Organic Chemistry, HPLC

Education
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University   1983 — 1987
Ph.D

Stephen M. Sagar, MD Stephen M. Sagar, MD San Francisco Bay Area Details
Stephen M. Sagar, MD's Geron Experience April 2012 - June 2013
Job Sr. Director, Clinical Development at Medivation
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Experience
Medivation  December 2014 - Present
Puma Biotechnology  March 2014 - October 2014
Geron   April 2012 - June 2013
Exelixis Inc.  October 2010 - April 2012
Lundbeck Inc.  July 2007 - September 2010
Case Western Reserve University  April 1997 - June 2007
University of California, San Francisco  July 1984 - March 1997

Skills
Clinical Research, Drug Development, Cancer, FDA, Science, Clinical Development, Clinical Trials, Oncology, Translational Medicine, GCP, Pharmaceutical Industry, Neurology, Clinical Pharmacology, CRO, Medical Writing, Neuroscience

Education
Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management   2002 — 2006
Part-time MBA student

Harvard Medical School   1970 — 1972
MD, Medicine

Brown University   1964 — 1970
AB, MMSc, Medical Science

Alivelu Irrinki Alivelu Irrinki San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alivelu Irrinki's Geron Experience August 1999 - May 2001
Job Associate Scientist at Gilead Sciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Gilead Sciences  April 2013 - Present
MedImmune Vaccines  December 2010 - September 2012
Revance Therapeutics  September 2008 - May 2010
PDL BioPharma  February 2004 - May 2008
Nuvelo  2004 - 2004
Geron   August 1999 - May 2001
Mercator genetics   August 1995 - December 1998

Skills
ELISA, ELispot, T and B cell..., Luminex, MOA of Antibodies:..., Multi color Flow..., Cell line Generation, Cell based functional..., Protein Purification, In Vitro, In Vivo, Alpha-Lisa, OCTET, Taqman-PCR, DNA -RNA isolation, DNA sequencing, ELISPOT, Assay Development

Education
California State University-East Bay   1992 — 1995
Masters, Cell Biology, Immunology, Molecular biology

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University   1987 — 1991
Ag.BSC, Plant Breeding, Microbiology, Plant Pathology

Dr. Mona Shing Dr. Mona Shing San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dr. Mona Shing's Geron Experience 2011 - 2012
Job Senior Medical Director at Genentech
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Genentech  May 2012 - Present
Geron   2011 - 2012
Genentech  2010 - 2011
Genentech  2008 - 2010
Amgen  2005 - 2008
Schering AG - Berlin, Germany   2002 - 2005

Skills
Oncology, Pharmacology, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Clinical Research, Clinical Development, Drug Development, Medical Affairs, Medicine, GCP, Protocol, Immunology, Cancer, CRO, Clinical Study Design, Lifesciences, Hematology, Neuroscience, Translational Medicine, Drug Discovery, FDA, Therapeutic Areas, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Pharmacology, Life Sciences

Education
Georgetown University School of Medicine   1991 — 1995
Doctor of Medicine, Medicine

Harvard Business School - Executive Education
Executive Education

UCLA School of Engineering
Bachelor of Science Engineering, Bioengineering

Traci Roth Yerby Traci Roth Yerby San Francisco Bay Area Details
Traci Roth Yerby's Geron Experience March 2005 - March 2007
Job Independent Biotechnology Professional
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Farallone View Elementary School   September 2011 - Present
Geron   March 2005 - March 2007
Applied BioSystems  August 2005 - January 2006
San Francisco State University  2004 - 2005
ParAllele BioScience  July 2003 - December 2003
Geron   2001 - January 2003
Clontech  1996 - 2001
Clontech Laboratories  1996 - 2001

Education
University of California, Davis   1989 — 1994
PhD, Microbiology

California State University-Northridge   1984 — 1989
BA, Microbiology/Chemistry

Kerry Nemo Kerry Nemo San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kerry Nemo's Geron Experience January 2008 - November 2008
Job Biometrics Consultant
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals  September 2012 - Present
Relypsa, Inc  April 2013 - June 2015
VIVUS, Inc.   May 2009 - June 2013
Proteolix (now Onyx)   November 2009 - July 2012
NeurogesX, Inc  June 2009 - August 2009
AxiStat Inc.   February 2009 - June 2009
Hana Biosciences  December 2007 - January 2009
Geron   January 2008 - November 2008
Pharmacyclics, Inc.   November 1998 - May 2007
VIVUS, Inc  April 1993 - September 1998

Skills
FDA, Sop, Oncology, SAS, CRO, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Data Management, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Industry, Clinical Research, EDC, IND, Protocol, CTMS, GCP, Clinical Development, GxP, Infectious Diseases, Computer System..., Medical Writing, Regulatory Affairs, Drug Development, Immunology, Lifesciences, 21 CFR Part 11, Biopharmaceuticals, Regulatory Submissions, Biostatistics, Drug Discovery, GLP, Validation, Pharmaceutics, Life Sciences, SOP

Education
Univ   1979 — 1981
Medical Technology

University of California, Berkeley

Barbara Lastelic Barbara Lastelic Orange County, California Area Details
Barbara Lastelic's Geron Experience 1995 - 1998
Job Biotechnology Professional
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Geron   1995 - 1998
OHSU  1994 - 1995
OHSU  1992 - 1993
OHSU  1990 - 1992

Skills
PCR, Western Blotting, HPLC, Molecular Biology

Education
University of California, Berkeley   1985 — 1989
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Food Science

Ted Wuestewald Ted Wuestewald San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ted Wuestewald's Geron Experience October 2005 - January 2006
Job TECHNICAL BUYER/PLANNER at Agilent Technologies
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
Experience
Agilent Technologies  January 2014 - Present
Genentech  2013 - 2013
Graphic Packaging International  December 2009 - February 2012
Powis Parker, Inc.   May 2006 - January 2009
Geron   October 2005 - January 2006
Molecular Devices  May 2005 - June 2005
Anacom Inc  October 2004 - January 2005
Dionex Corporation  June 2000 - May 2004

Skills
Purchasing, MRP, Receiving, Supply Chain Management, Contract Manufacturing, Distribution Center..., Product Development, SAP, Supplier Evaluation, Strategic Sourcing, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, Materials, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Management

Education
University of Phoenix   1991 — 1993
BSBA, Business, 3.41

Mt. San Antonio College   1972 — 1974
Associate Degree, General Studies for University, 2.8

Tim Brey Tim Brey San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tim Brey's Geron Experience July 2007 - January 2012
Job Fire Life Safety Inspector at UCSF
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
UCSF  January 2014 - Present
UCSF  January 2012 - December 2013
Geron   July 2007 - January 2012
Geron   2007 - 2011

Skills
Sop, Biotechnology

Education
San Francisco State University

Jeri Hilleman Jeri Hilleman United States Details
Jeri Hilleman's Geron Experience July 1992 - June 1997
Job
Industry
Experience
Intersect ENT  June 2014 - Present
XenoPort  January 2004 - Present
Ocera Therapeutics  September 2013 - June 2014
Amyris Inc  January 2008 - June 2012
Symyx Technologies  June 1997 - June 2007
Geron   July 1992 - June 1997
Cytel Corporation  November 1987 - July 1992

Skills
Financial Analysis, Due Diligence, Biotechnology, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC filings, Start-ups, Finance, Corporate Finance, Cross-functional Team..., Debt, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, IPO, Private Equity Funding, SEC Filings, Strategy, US GAAP, Venture Capital

Education
Brown University
AB, History, Medical Science Program

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jennifer Lai Jennifer Lai Orange County, California Area Details
Jennifer Lai's Geron Experience November 2007 - November 2009
Job Document Specialist II at Edwards Lifesciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Edwards Lifesciences  September 2015 - Present
Bio-Rad Laboratories  August 2013 - September 2015
Biomerica  October 2012 - August 2013
Diadexus  April 2011 - July 2012
Stanford Research Institute  August 2010 - April 2011
Geron   November 2007 - November 2009
Atoms Family Club   September 1999 - January 2003

Skills
Cell Culture, SOP, Validation, ELISA, Cell Based Assays, Cell, GLP, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, cGMP, Sop, GMP, Immunology, Laboratory, DNA, Assay Development, Quality Assurance, In Vitro, Stem Cells, Antibodies

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2015 — 2018
Master of Science (MS), Regulatory Science

University of California, Santa Cruz   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology

Capuchino High School   1999 — 2003

Martha Blaney Martha Blaney San Francisco Bay Area Details
Martha Blaney's Geron Experience April 2011 - January 2013
Job Director, Clinical Science at Medivation
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Medivation  April 2013 - Present
Geron   April 2011 - January 2013
Genentech  2002 - January 2011
Genentech  1998 - 2002
El Camino Hospital  1990 - 1998

Skills
Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, FDA, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Protocol, Drug Development, Cross-functional Team..., Hospitals, Product Launch

Education
University of the Pacific   1985 — 1988
PharmD

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Karin Eastham Karin Eastham Greater San Diego Area Details
Karin Eastham's Geron Experience 2009 - Present
Job Director at AltheaDx
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
AltheaDx  September 2014 - Present
Veracyte, Inc.   December 2012 - Present
MorphoSys AG   May 2012 - Present
Crosswalk Press LLC   2011 - Present
Geron   2009 - Present
Trius Therapeutics  2009 - Present
Illumina  July 2004 - Present
Women Corporate Directors   January 2013 - December 2014
Amylin Pharmaceuticals  September 2005 - August 2012
Genoptix  2008 - March 2011

Skills
Start-ups, Commercialization, Biotechnology, Leadership, Strategy, Pharmaceutical Industry, Finance, Corporate Development, SEC filings, Lifesciences, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers, Drug Development, Venture Capital, Technology Transfer, R&D, Clinical Development, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Contract Negotiation, Executive Management, Strategic Planning, FDA, Oncology, Medical Devices, Due Diligence, Entrepreneurship, Clinical Trials, Product Development, Cross-functional Team..., Project Management, Team Building, Life Sciences, Business Strategy, Infectious Diseases, Marketing Strategy, Budgets, Biopharmaceuticals, Business Development, Licensing, Investor Relations, IPO, Healthcare

Education
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business   1977 — 1979
MBA, Finance

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business   1971 — 1973
B.S., Accounting

Rachel Nitta Rachel Nitta San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rachel Nitta's Geron Experience October 2011 - Present
Job Research Associate II at Theravance
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Theravance  January 2013 - Present
Geron   October 2011 - Present
Stanford University School of Medicine  June 2011 - October 2011
UCSF  September 2009 - June 2011
Stanford University  April 2009 - August 2009

Skills
Cell Culture, Cancer, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Cell, Stem Cells, Assay Development, Tissue Culture

Education
San Francisco State University   2009 — 2011
M.S., Cell and Molecular Biology

University of California, Davis   2004 — 2008
B.S., Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior

Alfred Sugianto Alfred Sugianto San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alfred Sugianto's Geron Experience December 2007 - January 2012
Job Experienced BioPharma/Medical Device Professional
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Apical Instruments  July 2013 - Present
Abbott Vascular  January 2012 - July 2013
Geron   December 2007 - January 2012
Geron   December 2006 - December 2007
MAP Pharmaceuticals  January 2004 - December 2006
Hahn Elastomer Corporation   June 2003 - September 2003
Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, Inc   January 2001 - June 2003

Skills
FDA, cGMP, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Product Development, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Research and Development, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Design Control, Program Management, Team Management, CMO, Vendor Relations, Manufacturing, IND, 510K, PMA, Electro-mechanical, GMP, Cross-functional Team...

Education
The Ohio State University   1997 — 2000
BSME, Mechanical Engineering

Mallory Youngstrom Mallory Youngstrom Sunnyvale, California Details
Mallory Youngstrom's Geron Experience 2011 - 2011
Job ScientificProfessional
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Geron   2011 - 2011

Education
San Francisco State University   2005 — 2009
BS, Cell and Molecular Biology

Peja Jovic Peja Jovic San Francisco Bay Area Details
Peja Jovic's Geron Experience June 2014 - May 2015
Job Associate II, Clinical Contracts and Finance at Gilead Sciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Gilead Sciences  May 2015 - Present
Geron   June 2014 - May 2015
Geron   June 2012 - June 2014
Geron   February 2010 - June 2012
Geron   April 2009 - February 2010

Education
San Jose State University   2003 — 2008
BS, Accounting

Kevin Nishimoto Kevin Nishimoto San Mateo, California Details
Kevin Nishimoto's Geron Experience September 2007 - June 2013
Job Scientist at Asterias Biotherapeutics
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Asterias Biotherapeutics  July 2013 - Present
Geron   September 2007 - June 2013

Skills
Assay Development, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Flow Cytometry, Cell Culture, Drug Discovery, Cell

Education
University of California, Irvine   2002 — 2007
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cancer Immunology

University of California, Los Angeles   1996 — 2000
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry

Lijun Leng Lijun Leng United States Details
Lijun Leng's Geron Experience February 2008 - August 2008
Job
Industry
Experience
Geron   February 2008 - August 2008

Education
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston   1990 — 1996
Master of Science (MS), Integrative Biology

Shanghai Normal University   1980 — 1984
Bachelor of Science (BS), Organic Chemistry

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