Our Team

Matt Anthony
Matt Anthony

Senior Clinical Trial Manager

Matty Ariel
Matty Ariel

Principal Scientist

Meghana Bantwal
Meghana Bantwal

Senior Associate Scientist II

Emily Beura
Emily Beura

Director, Preclinical Research

Steve Cassidy
Steve Cassidy

Associate Director, Facilities and Lab Operations

Ching-Hung Chang
Ching-Hung Chang

Principal Associate Scientist

Joey Chung
Joey Chung

Associate Scientist II

Scott Currence
Scott Currence

Vice President, Clinical Development Operation

Joshua Daniel
Joshua Daniel

Principal Associate Scientist

Dharmesh Dingar
Dharmesh Dingar

Senior Director, Bioanalytical Development

Connor Dobson
Connor Dobson

Senior Scientist

Shirley Dong
Shirley Dong

Principal Associate Scientist

Gabby Feig
Gabby Feig

Senior Associate Scientist I

Joseph Figueroa
Joseph Figueroa

Senior Associate Scientist II

Josue Figueroa
Josue Figueroa

Manager, Vector Core

Kevin Friedman
Kevin Friedman

Chief Executive Officer, Founder

Stacy Gilroy
Stacy Gilroy

Vice President, Talent & Culture

Shannon Grande Contrastano
Shannon Grande Contrastano

Vice President, Preclinical Sciences

Troy Knowlton
Troy Knowlton

Associate Program Manager

Mike Kuczewski
Mike Kuczewski

Vice President, Technical Development Operations

Ricky Lane
Ricky Lane

Director, Analytical Development

Howie Latimer
Howie Latimer

Manager, Cell Based Assays

Maggie Lau
Maggie Lau

Senior Associate Scientist II

Han Lee
Han Lee

Associate Scientist I

Pedro Lima
Pedro Lima

Senior Coordinator, Workplace Experience

Ryan Lynch
Ryan Lynch

Vice President of Finance

Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald

Senior Vice President, Head of IP & Legal Affairs

Mike McDonough
Mike McDonough

Associate Director, Technical Operations

Samir Mendonca
Samir Mendonca

Scientist I

Kaiysa Mendy
Kaiysa Mendy

Manager, Employee Experience and Communications

Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller

Associate Scientist I

Manju Nagaraj
Manju Nagaraj

Senior Associate Scientist II

Alex Najibi
Alex Najibi

Scientist II

Kelly Nichols
Kelly Nichols

Senior Associate Scientist I

Rick Niu
Rick Niu

Senior Associate Scientist I

Jenifer Obrigewitch
Jenifer Obrigewitch

Principal Associate Scientist

Urmi Patankar
Urmi Patankar

Senior Associate Scientist II

Anna Piela
Anna Piela

Senior Associate Scientist I

Brandon Pulido
Brandon Pulido

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Travis Quigley
Travis Quigley

Senior Vice President, Clinical Development

Walter Rodriguez
Walter Rodriguez

Associate Scientist II

Jose Sanabria
Jose Sanabria

Principal Associate Scientist

Minja Simon
Minja Simon

Scientist I

Srushti Singh
Srushti Singh

Senior Associate Scientist I

Tharani Sivanandam
Tharani Sivanandam

Senior Associate Scientist I

Aditi Soni
Aditi Soni

Vice President, Program and Alliance Management

Sarah Tannehill-Gregg
Sarah Tannehill-Gregg

Vice President, Nonclinical Development

Joe Tierney
Joe Tierney

Executive Assistant

Hsing-Chen Tsai
Hsing-Chen Tsai

Associate Director, Preclinical Pharmacology

Jessica Vincetic
Jessica Vincetic

Director, HR Business Partner

Daniel Wambua
Daniel Wambua

Principal Associate Scientist

Denise Wong
Denise Wong

Scientist I

Jeff Wood
Jeff Wood

Senior Associate Scientist I

Vionnie Yu
Vionnie Yu

Executive Director, Discovery

June Zinck
June Zinck

Senior Director, Legal Operations

Our Board

Michael Birnbaum, Ph.D.
Michael Birnbaum, Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Engineering, MIT

Kevin Friedman, Ph.D.
Kevin Friedman, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Founder

Kristen Hege, M.D.
Kristen Hege, M.D.

Former SVP of Early Clinical Development, Hematology/Oncology & Cell Therapy

Mathai Mammen, M.D., Ph.D.
Mathai Mammen, M.D., Ph.D.

Chairman & CEO, FogPharma

Bob More
Bob More

Managing Director, Alta Partners

Bryan Roberts
Bryan Roberts

Partner, Venrock

Our Investors

Alta Partners