Experience

Cures Within Reach

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member and Past Chairperson, Science Advisory Board

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the Science Advisory Board (SAB) to support the mission of Cures Within Reach (CWR) by providing scientific, clinical, healthcare, and other related expertise to advance biomedical repurposing research strategies, programs, and initiatives. The SAB also helps CWR expand its regional, national, and global impact and reach by connecting the organization with other scientific, clinical, industry, and additional community stakeholders and by promoting the repurposing research mission of CWR. Duties include, but are not limited, to reviewing and recommending fundable repurposing research submissions, helping guide CureAccelerator® platform enhancements and expansion, nominating candidates for annual Global Health Repurposing Awards and other honors, identifying and engaging stakeholder networks, and fostering repurposing in low- to middle-income counties. Show less

• Co-Chairperson, Science Advisory Board

  • 2019 - 2022

  Overseeing the Science Advisory Board (SAB) to ensure its members support the mission of Cures Within Reach (CWR) by providing scientific, clinical, healthcare, and other related expertise to advance biomedical repurposing research strategies, programs, and initiatives. The SAB also helps CWR expand its regional, national, and global impact and reach by connecting the organization with other scientific, clinical, industry, and additional community stakeholders and by promoting the repurposing research mission of CWR. Duties include, but are not limited, to reviewing and recommending fundable repurposing research submissions, helping guide CureAccelerator® platform enhancements and expansion, nominating candidates for annual Global Health Repurposing Awards and other honors, identifying and engaging stakeholder networks, and fostering repurposing in low- to middle-income counties. Show less

• Member, Science Advisory, Grant Review, and Rediscovery Research Portal (CureAccelerator) Boards

  • 2014 - 2019

  Advising Cures Within Reach on emerging new and rediscovery medical science and technology, on scientific and medical merits of prospective fundable basic and clinical research, and on development and use (in partnership with Global Cures, Inc. and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) of an open-access world-wide-web portal (CureAccelerator) interfacing philanthropic funding of biomedical research with market needs as well as knowledge-based medical discovery for patients, medical science and healthcare professionals, and interested private and public sector organizations. Show less



ACCESS

• United States
• Insurance
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant and Subject Matter Expert, Computational Science Support Network (CSSN)

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting, as a Computational Science Support Network (CSSN) member, with development and implementation of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services and Support (ACCESSS) Multi-Tier Assistance, Training, and Computational Help (MATCH) Community Support, Student Mentoring, and Consulting programs, including Maximize and Accelerate ACCESS via Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. ACCESS is the most advanced, powerful and robust collection of integrated digital resources and services in the world. Show less

• Domain Champion in Biomedicine, Cures Within Reach

  • 2022 - Present

  Overseeing the development, launch, and management of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services and Support (ACCESSS) Multi-Tier Assistance, Training, and Computational Help (MATCH) training, education, and outreach services involving MATCH Community Support, Student Mentoring, and Consulting at Cures Within Reach and its business, government, research, community, and educational partners and other stakeholders. ACCESS is the most advanced, powerful and robust collection of integrated digital resources and services in the world. Duties include inspiring, informing, and enabling generations of people to use computational and data sciences to solve medical repurposing challenges and improve patient outcomes by: 1) providing advice/information to individuals and institutions on new and updated cyberinfrastructure (CI) resources, services, and offerings in biomedicine at the national level, 2) providing advice/information on how to best serve institutional computing- and data-intensive research, education, and scholarly endeavors in biomedicine, 3) providing education, training, and professional development in biomedicine at conferences, meetings, training events, and through online platforms, such as CureAccelerator, 4) pursuing start-up computing allocations to help Cures Within Reach and its stakeholders initiate projects involving relevant national CI resources and services, and 5) raise multimedia awareness about presence, impact, and recruiting opportunities of the Campus Champions Program for research, education, and scholarly endeavors in biomedicine. Show less

• Campus Champion, Felidae Conservation Fund and Bay Area Puma Project

  • 2022 - Present

  Overseeing the development, launch, and management of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services and Support (ACCESSS) Multi-Tier Assistance, Training, and Computational Help (MATCH) training, education, and outreach services involving MATCH Community Support, Student Mentoring, and Consulting at FCF, BAPP, and their business, government, research, and educational partners and private individual stakeholders. ACCESS is the most advanced, powerful and robust collection of integrated digital resources and services in the world. Duties include inspiring, informing, and enabling generations of people to use computational and data sciences to solve Humanity’s grand ecoplanetary challenges by: 1) providing advice/information to individuals and institutions on new and updated cyberinfrastructure (CI) resources, services, and offerings at the national level, 2) providing advice/information on how to best serve the institutions’ computing- and data-intensive research, education, and scholarly endeavors, 3) providing education, training, and professional development at conferences, meetings, training events, and through online platforms, 4) pursuing start-up allocations of computing time to help local users initiate projects involving relevant national CI resources, and 5) raise multimedia awareness about presence, impact, and recruiting opportunities of the Campus Champions Program for research, education and scholarly endeavors. Show less



Felidae Conservation Fund

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Board of Directors

  • 2016 - Present

  Serving the Felidae Conservation Fund, scientists, educators, NGOs, government agencies, international communities, policy makers, and other stakeholders as Leader, Advisor, Advocate, Solicitor, and Conservationist in the mission of wild felid preservation. Duties include oversight and development of forward-looking strategies and technology promoting wild cat bioconservation and interactive global public education about threatened wildlife and ecosystems. The Fund partners with and provides leadership for world-class research organizations as well as supplies strategy, planning, funding, media, field support and logistical assistance for scientific studies. Show less



Frontier Development Lab

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Faculty

  • 2021 - Present

  Providing technical assistance to Frontier Development Lab (FDL) Challenges teams. FDL is an artificial intelligence research accelerator for rapid solutions iteration and prototyping supported by a public-private partnership with NASA and the European Space Agency. FDL brings together some of the brightest minds from space science, AI, and the commercial sector to apply AI technologies to challenges in space exploration for the benefit of humankind, including, but not limited to, Planetary Defense, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, Disaster Management, Earth Science, Astrophysics, and Astronaut Health. Under a cooperative agreement, FDL is hosted by the SETI Institute in partnership with NASA Ames Research Center. Commercial AI partners include, among other organizations, Google Cloud, IBM, Intel and NVIDIA as well as challenge partners Lockheed Martin, the Mayo Clinic, MIT Portugal, USGS, Planet and the Luxembourg Space Agency. Show less



COVID-19 International Research Team

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead, Neurology and Member, Host/Virus Interactions Subgroups

  • 2022 - Present

  The COVID-19 International Research Team (COV-IRT) is an interdisciplinary group of scientists from over 80 institutions worldwide with an open-science mission to combine data, expertise, and labor to accelerate discovery and deployment of safe, effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and/or therapeutics and to provide accessible datasets and tools for the public. Projects focus on determining heterogeneity of the viral genome sequence, analyzing host response to COVID-19 disease, characterizing potential co-infections, identifying and designing potential optimal therapeutic targets for preclinical and clinical development, creating new drug delivery systems based on targets, and improving preparedness for rapid response to current and future pandemics. Show less



NASA GeneLab

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor and Reviewer, GeneLab for High Schools (GL4HS)

  • 2023 - Present

  GeneLab for High Schools (GL4HS) is a four-week intensive training program for rising high school juniors and seniors sponsored by NASA's Ames Research Center (near Mountain View, California). GL4HS provides students an opportunity to immerse themselves in space life sciences with a specific focus on omics-based bioinformatics research, the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes, and computational biology. During the training program, students work closely with the GL4HS team to learn and/or obtain training in: 1) NASA space biology research, 2) omics-based research, 3) bioinformatics and computational biology methods and techniques to analyze omics data, 4) applications of the bioinformatics analyses to NASA Space Biology science, 5) development of a competitive team experimental proposal based on analysis of data from the GeneLab Data Repository, 6) formal oral presentation skills, and 7) students will also network and form connections with guest lecturers including university professors and industry experts. GL4HS provides an opportunity for students to develop their educational and scientific skills including leadership, team-work, data analysis, problem solving, and independent learning. Show less

• Member, Multi-Omics and Systems Biology & AI/ML Analysis Working Groups

  • 2021 - Present

  Assisting NASA GeneLab to achieve its science mission to foster the generation of new knowledge from data housed in the GeneLab Data System, the first comprehensive space-related database. Analysis Working Groups, organized into groups of subject matter experts involving the domains of multi-omics and systems biology, plants, microbes, and animals, improve the utility of the GeneLab Data System while accelerating the pace of discovery from limited space biology experiments. This science collaboration initiative and data system effort provides a workspace with tools to analyze and visualize omics data with the goal of maximizing understanding about this rare and complex spaceflight-relevant omics information. Show less



SETI Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Affiliate

  • 2018 - Present

  Engaging SETI Institute management, staff, and scientists in activities supporting the Institutes mission in space exploration, research, and public education. Affiliates must submit at least one grant proposal during the affiliation period as a PI or participate on another SETI Institute grant as a co-I or as a sub recipient. (Status was first approved by a different Administration in 2012.) Engaging SETI Institute management, staff, and scientists in activities supporting the Institutes mission in space exploration, research, and public education. Affiliates must submit at least one grant proposal during the affiliation period as a PI or participate on another SETI Institute grant as a co-I or as a sub recipient. (Status was first approved by a different Administration in 2012.)



White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Subject Matter Expert and Advisor

  • 2023 - Present

  Providing expert stakeholder input to the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States on matters concerning the inaugural White House Report on Mental Health Research Priorities and additional brain health agenda items. Providing expert stakeholder input to the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States on matters concerning the inaugural White House Report on Mental Health Research Priorities and additional brain health agenda items.



Peace Innovation

• Netherlands
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Peacebase

  • 2023 - Present

  Peacebase is a working group led by the Peace Innovation Institute, a joint enterprise between the Peace Innovation Lab at Stanford University and the City of the Hague. The working group brings together innovators to re-invent how businesses operate, how technology is used, and how people interact with one another, so peace becomes a profitable part of doing business and a core signature of culture and innovation.

• Affiliate

  • 2020 - Present

  Collaborating with the Peace Innovation Institute, a joint enterprise between the Peace Innovation Lab at Stanford University and the City of the Hague, to catalyze a thriving technology sector to bring breakthrough products, solutions, and new companies to the peace, justice, and humanitarian markets. This work, at the intersection of behavior design, persuasive technology, and business, creates new frameworks and curricula for ethical and safe deployment of emerging technologies and innovation as well as establishes a market signal for the value of peace through the Peace Data Standard. Show less

• Founding Member and Peace Innovation Ambassador and Facilitator, Peace Innovation Network

  • 2019 - Present

  Collaborating with the Peace Innovation Institute, a joint enterprise between the Peace Innovation Lab at Stanford University and the City of the Hague, to catalyze a thriving technology sector to bring breakthrough products, solutions, and new companies to the peace, justice, and humanitarian markets. This work, at the intersection of behavior design, persuasive technology, and business, creates new frameworks and curricula for ethical and safe deployment of emerging technologies and innovation as well as establishes a market signal for the value of peace through the Peace Data Standard. Show less



Max Planck Alumni Association

• International Affairs

• Founding Main Organizer, Shared Interest Group for Natural and Artificial Intelligence

  • 2020 - Present

  Serving the Max Planck Alumni Association and its stakeholders as Founding Main Organizer of (incipient) sigNAI. The Main Organizer oversees prelaunch of all sigNAI business operations, including, but not limited to, development, management, and delivery of research, education, and business programs and additional offerings compliant with MPAA mission and statutes to foster scientific understanding, public awareness, and cultural advancement through the discourse, study, and application of natural and artificial intelligence. Show less

• Founding Member, Max Planck Alumni Entrepreneurs

  • 2019 - Present

  Max Planck Alumni Entrepreneurs is the Shared Interest Group (SIG) of former Max Planck scientists who ventured into entrepreneurship.



NEON Program

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Member, Data Standards Technical Working Group

  • 2021 - Present

  Advising National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), supported by the National Science Foundation and operated by Battelle, to ensure delivery of high value and quality data to the ecological research community. Data standards must meet the Force 11 FAIR data principles – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reproducible. Mechanisms by which NEON data meet the FAIR principles include improvement of NEON’s data portal and web services (including the application programming interface, or API) as well as to document conformity with community-adopted metadata standards and semantics. These protocols are developed by international consortia such as the Research Data Alliance, Earth Science Information Partners, and others. The NEON Data Standards Technical Working Group represents a diverse set of NEON data users and experts in subdisciplines of ecology that are able to (a) take a broad and complete view of the landscape of data management practices and (b) provide scientific guidance on design, prioritization, and value of the data portal and web services. Technical Working Group purview includes topics involving 1) principles, standards, and policies for open data and software, 2) data discovery, exploration, and delivery mechanisms, 3) improvement of data products to increase utility, and 4) monitoring NEON data use by the external research community. Show less



NASA Ames Research Center

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member, Workshop on Standards of Evidence for Life Detection, NASA NfoLD and NExSS

  • 2021 - Present

  Assisting NASA to increase scientific confidence in biosignature detections and how to best convey this continuum of confidence to a broader audience through community biosignature detection guidelines and reporting protocols. (Developed content will be prepared and submitted for publication)

• Affiliate Member, NfoLD, NASA Astrobiology Program

  • 2020 - Present

  Affiliate Program Members of the Network for Life Detection (NfoLD) facilitate NfoLD goals and objectives for life detection in the universe through collaborative research and other professional activities, such as involvement in science and education initiatives, working and action groups, workshops, conferences, webinars, white papers, and NASA Research Coordination Network resource development.

• Member, Workshop on the Life Detection Knowledge Base, Life Detection Forum Project, NASA NfoLD

  • 2021 - Present

  Assisting NASA in development, launch, and sustainability of the interactive virtual Life Detection Knowledge Base for cataloging and sharing biosignature and life detection methods/technologies information useful for planning (i.e., risk assessment and science traceability) and executing manned/unmanned missions for life discovery throughout the universe.

• Affiliate

  • 2018 - Present

  Computational studies, initiative/mission and research proposal reviews, and advisory input involving Earth virology, astrovirology, the origins of life, synthesis and function of macromolecules in the origins and evolution of life, complexity and coevolution of life, exploring and characterizing environments for habitability, constructing habitable worlds, space medicine and human performance, and the search for life in the universe.

• Member, Lunar Biology Technology Workshop (LBTech), NASA Space Biology Program

  • 2022 - 2022

  Providing stakeholder input on experimental design, instrument and payload development, and platform or lander enginnering for optimal lunar biology study for near-term missions. LBTech focuses on the challenges of operating technologies in environments beyond low-Earth orbit and the design of hardware for robust biological research on and around the Moon. A report of the LBTech workshop findings will be made publicly available following the event. This report will serve as an informative resource for the broader science/engineering community as they develop a strong catalog of instruments to enable robust lunar research. Show less

• Member, Workshop Series on Life Detection, Life Detection Forum Project, NASA NfoLD

  • 2020 - 2020

  Assisting NASA in the development of a standard set of putative universal, complete, and disjoint biosignature assessment criteria for life detection throughout the universe, with emphasis on producing a comprehensive framework for assessing the utility of various measurement strategies in pursuit of life detection objectives.

• Research Affiliate and Member of Virus Focus Group, NASA Astrobiology Institute

  • 2018 - 2020

  Computational studies of virus-host coopting mechanisms optimizing timing and effectiveness of infection stages against barriers to host invasion, pathogenesis, replication, release, host manipulation, and life origins, evolution, and complexity. The purpose of the NAI Virus Focus Group is to provide a forum for researchers from many disciplines, both within the NAI and the broader science community, to define and address fundamental questions in astrovirology, review the current state of knowledge in this area, and formulate new areas of research to advance our understanding of how viruses may have influenced the origin and evolution of life here on Earth, and perhaps elsewhere in the Universe. Show less



Berkeley Lab

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member, User Program Community, Molecular Foundry

  • 2018 - Present

  PI on proposed project(s) in development involving biophysical and -chemical modeling of allosteric ion channel ligand cooperativity, activation kinetics, autocatalysis, modulator interactions, and long-range signal conduction and dynamics for multianalyte macromolecular logics and memory systems significant to natural/artificial biostructure/-process elucidation and to rational next-generation drug/device/materials design and repurposing. The Molecular Foundry is a Department of Energy-funded nanoscience research facility that provides users from around the world with access to cutting-edge expertise and instrumentation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Core facilities include imaging and manipulation, theory of nanostructured materials, inorganic nanostructures, biological nanostructures, organic and macromolecular synthesis, and the National Center for Electron Microscopy. Show less



IEEE

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member, IEEE P2794 Reporting Standards for in vivo Neural Interface Research WG

  • 2023 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society to establish guidelines and definitions that advance the field of neural rehabilitation and related areas of interest through knowledge integration and development of compatible, interoperable multi-modal technologies to study, modulate, and enhance human performance. The working group’s main charge is to 1) improve the transparency, interpretability, reproducibility, and meta-analyzability of in vivo research studies (human and animal) involving neural interface technology, 2) facilitate convergence towards rigorous standard experimental methodologies, outcome measures, and easily aggregated neural data representation structures (file formats, etc.), and 3) promote increased interoperability, optimization, clinical efficacy in the field of neurotechnology. Technologies and methods under consideration include EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), invasive central nervous system interfaces (intracortical arrays, ECoG, deep brain stimulation/recording, and spinal cord stimulation), peripheral nerve interfaces, neuromodulation, neuroimaging, and horizontal (i.e. cross-modal) integration and harmonization. The working group engages academic and not-for-profit research organizations, commercial developers and producers of neurotechnology, scientific publishers and editors, public research funding agencies and private foundations, medical device regulatory bodies, healthcare providers, including neurology specialists and neuro-rehabilitation clinicians, healthcare payers, and neurotechnology end users and patient organizations. Show less

• Member, IEEE P7700 Recommended Practice for Responsible Neurotech Design and Development WG

  • 2023 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology Working Group to establish a uniform set of definitions and a methodology to assess the ethical and sociotechnical considerations and practices regarding the design, development, and use of neurotechnologies. The applied ethical approach utilizes a responsible research and innovation approach, which enables developers, researchers, users, and regulators to anticipate and address ethical and sociocultural implications of neurotechnologies, mitigating negative unintended consequences, while increasing community support and engagement with neurotechnology innovators. This work intends to foster neurotechnologies that meet society and community values at an international level with an emphasis on organizations and individuals who develop, distribute, procure, use and regulate neurotechnology-based devices or services (e.g. for medical, consumer-oriented, or military sectors), including neuroengineers, neuroscientists, policy makers, clinicians, end-users, and regulators. Show less

• Member, IEEE P7014 Emulated Empathy in Autonomous and Intelligent Systems WG

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Social Implications of Technology Working Group in developing standards that define a model for ethical considerations and practices in the design, creation, and use of empathic technology, incorporating systems that have the capacity to identify, quantify, respond to, or simulate affective states, such as emotions and cognitive states. This work covers “affective computing”, “emotion AI”, and related fields and intends to provide clear and practical guidelines for empathic systems design and implementation that prioritize and maximize human flourishing and protection from bias, abuse, and exploitation. Show less

• Member, Quantum Initiative

  • 2019 - Present

  A new IEEE Future Directions initiative launched in 2019, IEEE Quantum serves as the leading IEEE community for all projects and activities on quantum technologies. This technical community is supported by leadership and representation across IEEE Societies and outside stakeholder groups. The initiative is developing a project plan to address the current, emerging, and future landscape of quantum technologies, to identify challenges and opportunities, to leverage and collaborate with existing initiatives, and to engage the quantum community at large. Show less

• Member, IEEE Neurotechnologies for Brain Machine Interface Industry Connections (IC) Program

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association to identify and address gaps in existing standards for Brain-Machine Interfacing (BMI)/Brain Computer Interface (BCI) based neurotechnology solutions. Stakeholders include diverse representation from academia, industry, and government interested in neurotechnologies, such as, but not limited to, neural acquisition systems (e.g., Neuroimaging, EEG, ECoG, and multiunit activity), central and peripheral electrostimulation devices (e.g., TMS, tDCS, tACS, and FES), virtual reality systems, haptic devices, rehabilitation robotics, wellness devices, healthcare and rehabilitation devices, and gaming applications. Deliverables and outcomes from this group may involve, among other products, documents (e.g., white papers and journal articles), proposals for standards, conferences and workshops, databases, and computer code that help advance motor rehabilitation, assistive technologies (e.g., neuroprosthetics, exo-skeletons, and communication devices), diagnosis and therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders, health monitoring, virtual and augmented reality, training in industrial and military applications, gaming, and cognitive training. Show less

• Member, IEEE P7030 Global Ethical Assessment of Extended Reality Technologies WG

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology Working Group to establish a uniform standard set of definitions, and a methodology to assess the socio-technical considerations and practices regarding Extended Reality (XR), such as augmented reality, virtual reality, immersive web and spatial web technologies, where this methodology shapes the positive design of XR systems. The Standard provides the following: a) a high-level overview of the technical and socio-technical aspects of XR; b) a set of XR definitions and classifications based on existing XR research and application verticals; c) a standardized definition of ethical assessment methodologies of XR products, services and systems; and, d) a high-level ethical (where "ethical" is defined as "Supporting the realization of positive values or the reduction of negative values") assessment methodology for the design of XR products, services, or systems. The applied ethical approach utilizes IEEE’s Ethically Aligned Design (EAD) that supports improved human flourishing or human wellbeing and environmental flourishing. Show less

• Member, IEEE Ethical Considerations of Cognitive Robots for Enhancing Human Efficacy SG

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Computer Society Study Group in producing standard guidelines to reduce ethical hazards from cognitive computing robots in daily human-robot interactions, with study emphasis on social robots capable of artificial intelligence/machine learning-powered detection and estimation of human psychological states.

• Member, IEEE P1752 Open Mobile Health WG

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Working Group provide standard semantics to enable meaningful description, exchange, sharing, and use of mobile health data pertaining to cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic health measures. Data and associated metadata need to be sufficiently clear and complete to support analysis for a set of consumer health, biomedical research, and clinical care needs. Standardizing mobile health data and metadata will make data aggregation across multiple mobile health sources easier and more accurate and will reduce the costs of using mobile health data to make biomedical discoveries and improve health and manage disease. Stakeholders include wearable device makers, medical device makers, health data aggregators, health information technology systems, health information infrastructure providers, mobile health app developers, biomedical researchers, clinicians, data scientists, and others. Show less

• Member, IEEE P3152 Description of Natural or Artificial Character of Intelligent Communicators WG

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Computer Society Working Group in developing standards that describe recognizable audio and visual marks to help identify communicating entities as machine intelligence or human being to facilitate transparency, understanding, and trust during online, telephone, or other electronic interactions. Interventions to discern whether an interaction is with a machine or not (such as a ‘Turing Test') are not within the scope of this standard. This standard is concerned only about the declaration of the nature of an interaction. Show less

• Member, IEEE P2792 Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Waveforms WG

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting the IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Working Group to establish guidelines and definitions of therapeutic neurostimulation waveforms for development engineers and health care professionals.

• Member, Nanotechnology Council

  • 2019 - Present

  The IEEE Nanotechnology Council supports the advancement and coordination of work in the field of Nanotechnology by supporting the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications. The Council sponsors publications, conferences and events, and networking opportunities.

• Member, Biometrics Council

  • 2019 - Present

  The IEEE Biometrics Council advances, promotes, and coordinates work in the field of biometric technology, including the theory, design, and application of biometrics based on physical and/or behavioral features and traits for identification, verification, encryption, recognition, and medical diagnosis. The Council sponsors publications, conferences and events, and networking opportunities.

• Member, Life Sciences Initiative

  • 2019 - Present

  An IEEE technical community in the area of life sciences, the mission of IEEE Life Sciences is to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration and coordination to advance technology for the benefit of humanity, such as the study of positive and negative effects of technology on users and organizations. With stakeholders including members from IEEE societies, technology companies, hospitals, government organizations, pharmaceutical companies, research universities, and other entities, this initiative provides a wide diversity of expertise, information, resources, and the vision necessary to realize the full potential of rapidly advancing life science fields through guidelines development and implementation, research, publications, conferences, and educational outreach important to medicine, Earth and space sciences, bioconservation, sustainable human development, and additional areas of interest. Show less

• Member, Brain Initiative

  • 2017 - Present

  An IEEE technical community for practitioners and researchers in the area of brain research, the mission of IEEE Brain is to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration and coordination to advance research, standardization, and development of technologies in neuroscience that help improve the human condition. Members, participating through the IEEE Brain Initiative and multiple Societies and Councils, dedicate themselves to working with academia, government, and industry to advance technologies that improve understanding of brain function, revolutionize current abilities to reverse engineer neural circuits in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, develop new approaches to interface the brain with machines for augmenting human-machine interaction, mitigate effects of neurological disease and injury, and much more, such as specifically contributing in areas of targeted neuroplasticity training, interactive smart integrated machine-learning platforms, and biomolecular logic/memory systems important for neuronal response regulation and for creating next-generation neuromorphic architectures, among other technologies. Show less

• Analytics Products Consultant

  • 2017 - 2017

  Evaluation of InnovationQ Plus and other analytics platforms, in conjunction with biotechnology and technology business accelerators/incubators and additional organizations with which I work.



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advisor and Reviewer, MCA, Office of STEM Engagement

  • 2023 - Present

  Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Curriculum Awards (MCA) is a program designed to strengthen the research capacity of 2-year community college and 4-year college or university Minority Serving Institutions. Awards enable students’ capacity for research in areas of priority to NASA Mission Directorates, while engaging diverse students in authentic learning experiences through curriculum improvement and development and culturally relevant and responsive teaching, learning and support. Show less

• Advisor and Reviewer, MITTIC, Office of STEM Engagement

  • 2022 - Present

  Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovation and Technology Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC) is a higher education spinoff challenge established to develop new ideas for commercialization by seeking concept papers from multidisciplinary student teams enrolled at a Minority Serving Institution (MSI). Teams choose one NASA Intellectual Property (IP) from a provided list and submit concept papers explaining commercial viability of the proposed idea using the MITTIC challenge guidelines. After competitive review, up to eight teams are selected to participate in a virtual “Space Tank” competition at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The winning team of the competition will attend a virtual immersive experience at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California. The teams virtually visit, tour and present to industry Silicon Valley technology companies, small businesses, NASA partners and leadership. The experience exposes participants to research facilities, start-up companies and provides the opportunity to discuss further concept development. MITTIC also provides selected MITTIC students with a paid NASA internship funded by MUREP. Show less



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advisor, Tech Vetter, and Reviewer, MIT Solve

  • 2023 - Present

  Providing stakeholder input to assist MIT Solve, an initiative of the Office of the President of MIT, in its mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges. Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation. Through open innovation Challenges, Solve finds incredible tech-based social entrepreneurs all around the world. Solve then brings together MIT’s innovation ecosystem and a community of Members to fund and support these entrepreneurs to help them drive lasting, transformational impact. Solve employs a partner-based open-innovation model that creates human-centered solutions with inclusive technology development and deployment. Show less

• Mentor and Team Member, MIT COVID19 Challenge

  • 2020 - Present

  Advising and participating with academia. for-/not-for-profit business, government, and community-based teams dedicated to improving preparation and response to local to global COVID19 pandemic public health crises, including, but not limited to, helping underserved populations, reviving economies, strengthening healthcare systems, and combating misinformation and fraud.



The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Expert, Workshop on a Common Research Agenda in Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses

  • 2023 - Present

  Providing stakeholder input to assist the National Academies in exploring the current understanding of and future research opportunities for infection-associated chronic illnesses. The workshop focuses on long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, persistent Lyme disease, and multiple sclerosis. Workshop discussions include the latest research and knowledge gaps in the following: 1) overlapping clinical and biological factors underlying infection-associated chronic illnesses; 2) current practice and novel technologies to develop urgently needed diagnostic tests for different stages of illness and/or the potential underlying infectious agent; 3) Identification of therapeutic targets and strategies to prevent or impede chronic illness progression; 4) coordination and collaboration among various stakeholders and practitioners that will increase research and enhance care across different patient populations. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshops on Examining the Working Definition of Long COVID

  • 2023 - Present

  Providing stakeholder input to assist the National Academies in exploring 1) literature on definitions for Long COVID in the United States, including but not limited to, definitions that are currently used for clinical care, research, surveillance, and health communication, 2) learn about challenges and barriers due to currently available definitions for Long COVID, and 3) seek input from various stakeholder groups relating to refinement, dissemination, and implementation of a definition for Long COVID which harmonizes efforts for patient engagement, clinical care, research, and surveillance across US Government and relevant stakeholders. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Nonhuman Primate Model Systems

  • 2022 - Present

  Providing stakeholder input to assist the National Academies Committee on the State of the Science and Future Needs for Nonhuman Primate Model Systems in exploring 1) the landscape of nonhuman primate research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including opportunities, challenges, and projections for future needs, and 2) emerging technologies and innovative applications of current methodologies that have the potential to refine, reduce, and replace nonhuman primates in NIH-supported biomedical research, including issues of translatability and validation requirements. This effort is in response to a request from Congress to analyze the state of the science on nonhuman primate model systems for the study of human physiology and advancing disease prevention, treatments, and cures, augmenting the 2018 Office of Research Infrastructure Programs study Nonhuman Primate Evaluation and Analysis. Show less

• Guest Expert, Telehealth for Disability Evaluations: A Workshop, Division on Health and Medicine

  • 2022 - 2022

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the use of telehealth for disabilities evaluation in medicine and allied health. In collaboration with the Social Security Administration, this workshop explores the prqctice and challenges of telehealth diagnostic capabilities to better facilitate disabilitiy determination. Topics considered include: 1) the impact of the digital divide on telehealth access, 2) privacy and cybersecurity issues associated with telehealth technologies and practices, and 3) interstate licensure for telehealth practice. Show less



Translational Research Institute for Space Health

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mentor, Boosting Spaceflight Underrepresented Research Equity Program (B-SURE)

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting TRISH and the Bioscience Research Collaborative of Baylor University, MIT, and Caltech in achieving the B-SURE mission to improve diversity in space health research through direct mentorship and additional engagement of underrepresented scientists and other space-health community members. TRISH is a virtual institute, empowered by the NASA Human Research Program, to pursue and fund novel research that delivers high-impact scientific and technological solutions capable of advancing space health and helping humans thrive wherever they explore, in space or on Earth. Show less



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Subject Matter Expert, Entrepreneur, and Mentor, Penn Center for Innovation Expert Network

  • 2017 - Present

  Assisting University of Pennsylvania Faculty to research, develop, and commercialize intellectual property by facilitating and implementing partnerships via licensing, sponsored research, start-up business creation, and alliance building. Specific science, technology and industry expertise provided include chemical processes and synthesis: design, education tools, and multimedia: diagnostics: digital health: hardware, circuits, and sensors: information technology, communication, and networking: materials: medical devices: robotics: software, data science, algorithms, and apps: therapeutics and vaccines: veterinary medicine and animal health. Show less



ORAU

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Subject Matter Expert

  • 2022 - Present

  Assisting Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) in overcoming client needs and challenges. Through specialized teams of experts and a consortium of more than 150 universities, ORAU provides innovative scientific and technical solutions to advance science education and workforce development and protect health and the environment. ORAU matches people and resources to attain customer missions in emergency preparedness and response, health communication, health physics, workforce solutions, K-12 STEM education programs, worker health safety, environmental assessments, and research, reviews and evaluations. Show less



California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Affiliate Member

  • 2014 - Present

  Research and development of classical and quantum biomolecular logic, memory, and multianalyte sensor/actuator systems for nano- and microscale technologies; biophysical and -chemical modeling of allosteric ion channel ligand cooperativity, activation kinetics, autocatalysis, modulator interactions, and long-range signal conduction and dynamics; rational drug/device/materials design and repurposing. (Membership information was mishandled by Institute representatives, resulting in an on-going legal inquiry since August 2017.) Show less



Conservation X Labs

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Digital Makerspace and ConX Tributator Network

  • 2018 - Present

  Accredited by the United Nations Environment Programme, the Conservation X Labs’ digital makerspace is a digital engineering workshop, collaboration space, and project pipeline where ideas for tech-enabled solutions to conservation problems can be born, tested, and developed. The makerspace supports all Conservation X Labs programs and activities across the entire innovation pipeline, from idea to scaled solution. Projects from our Challenges, Prizes, hackathons, and directed innovation projects all live on the Digital Makerspace to connect to the Tribe. Conservation X Labs' members work together to define the problems, propose solutions, and complete the tasks necessary to bring a project from simple idea to full-fledged product. The makerspace community is not just online. Our network of partners provide opportunities for hands-on testing in the field, in laboratories, and in makerspaces across the world. Show less

• Mentor

  • 2020 - 2020

  Advising The Reef-World Foundation, International Organizer of the United Nations Environment Programme Green Fins Initiative, Finalist Team of the Con X Tech Prize competition. Advising involved the Green Fins Global Hub project, and topics concerning leverage of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools for explicit/implicit human behavior design, electronic resources and services platform development, and bioconservation advocacy and implementation. The Con X Tech Prize is a global competition that provides funding for project teams with a bold conservation idea being prepared for first prototype. The goal of the Con X Tech Prize is to build a global ecosystem of early-stage conservation technology products and solutions that may be transitioned into novel, transformative tools to conserve the world’s biodiversity and end human-induced species extinctions. Conservation X Labs apply entrepreneurship and open innovation to source, develop, scale, and deploy these tools with natural resource managers and conservation agents around the world. Selected teams receive seed grants to support their work over a ten-week period. At the close of the prototyping period, one team is awarded the Grand Prize. The competition helps teams validate project ideas, launch successful crowdfunding campaigns, form strategic partnerships, and raise successful seed investments. Show less

• Peer Advisor

  • 2019 - 2019

  Advising Max Planck-Yale Center for Biodiversity Movement and Global Change Finalist Team during the prototyping phase of the Con X Tech Prize competition held in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University. Advising involved the Pig-Finding Thermal Drones project, and topics concerning rotary drone operation and payloads, multispectral imaging technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence tools for image processing, and stakeholder outreach and partnership development.The Con X Tech Prize is a global competition that provides funding for project teams with a bold conservation idea being prepared for first prototype. The goal of the Con X Tech Prize is to build a global ecosystem of early-stage conservation technology products and solutions that may be transitioned into novel, transformative tools to conserve the world’s biodiversity and end human-induced species extinctions. Conservation X Labs apply entrepreneurship and open innovation to source, develop, scale, and deploy these tools with natural resource managers and conservation agents around the world. Selected teams receive seed grants to support their work over a ten-week period. At the close of the prototyping period, one team is awarded the Grand Prize. The competition helps teams validate project ideas, launch successful crowdfunding campaigns, form strategic partnerships, and raise successful seed investments. Show less



The Reef-World Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • 2020 - Present

  Providing input to The Reef-World Foundation, International Organizer for the United Nations Environment Programme Green Fins Initiative, that leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence tools for explicit/implicit human behavior design, electronic resources and services platform development, and bioconservation advocacy and implementation for the Green Fins Global Hub project. Providing input to The Reef-World Foundation, International Organizer for the United Nations Environment Programme Green Fins Initiative, that leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence tools for explicit/implicit human behavior design, electronic resources and services platform development, and bioconservation advocacy and implementation for the Green Fins Global Hub project.



Conrad Challenge

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Expert and Judge

  • 2019 - Present

  Advising and judging Conrad Challenge teams to help drive development and deployment of commercially viable society-transforming products. The Conrad Challenge, supported by the Conrad Foundation, empowers students to create innovative impactful solutions for current and future real-world challenges on Earth and beyond. The competition helps prepare students for success in a global workplace by encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and entrepreneurial collaboration among teams around the globe through project-based learning involving Aerospace & Aviation, Cyber-Technology & Security, Energy & Environment, Health & Nutrition, Transforming Education through Technology, and Smoke-Free World. Conrad Challenge Alumni further benefit from recruitment pipelines for companies seeking bright young professionals equipped with knowledge, social skills, and other solution-discovery tools needed to lead positive global change and sustainability. Show less



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mentor, Advantage Accelerator

  • 2019 - Present

  Advising the OSU Advantage Accelerator, its clients and partners to help companies develop high-growth, innovative products and services during all phases of the startup process. Mentors work directly with innovators and entrepreneurs to explore markets, develop products, and obtain customers for seamless commercialization of intellectual property, robust successful growth strategies, and support of the regional innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Advising the OSU Advantage Accelerator, its clients and partners to help companies develop high-growth, innovative products and services during all phases of the startup process. Mentors work directly with innovators and entrepreneurs to explore markets, develop products, and obtain customers for seamless commercialization of intellectual property, robust successful growth strategies, and support of the regional innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.



Global Cures, Inc.

• United States
• Construction

• Member, Rediscovery Research Portal (CureAccelerator) Advisory Board

  • 2014 - Present

  Advising Global Cures, Inc. on development and use (in partnership with Cures Within Reach and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) of an open-access world-wide-web portal (CureAccelerator) interfacing philanthropic funding of biomedical research with market needs as well as knowledge-based medical discovery for patients, medical science and healthcare professionals, and interested private and public sector organizations. Advising Global Cures, Inc. on development and use (in partnership with Cures Within Reach and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) of an open-access world-wide-web portal (CureAccelerator) interfacing philanthropic funding of biomedical research with market needs as well as knowledge-based medical discovery for patients, medical science and healthcare professionals, and interested private and public sector organizations.



Oregon Bioscience Incubator and OTRADI

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• BioMentor and Advisor

  • 2014 - Present

  Advising OTRADI clients, partners, and other stakeholders in areas of partnership development to encourage research, development, and commercialization of intellectual property and to provide venture capital investment, grant, and endowment monies for business growth through the Oregon Bioscience Incubator. Additional advising includes areas of science and technology funding and product trends, basic science and clinical protocols, and reduction-to-practice and technology-transfer strategies for neuroscience and microbiology interests. Show less



LinkedIn

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• LinkedIn Advisor

  • 2019 - Present

  Advising LinkedIn Corp about LinkedIn tools, features, and content with the goal of improving LinkedIn resources and services to maximize the productivity and success of professionals. Advising LinkedIn Corp about LinkedIn tools, features, and content with the goal of improving LinkedIn resources and services to maximize the productivity and success of professionals.



The Sage Group (Bay Area)

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Biotechnology Business Consultant/Contractor

  • 2014 - Present

  Advising The Sage Group, its partners, and clients on science, technology, and business administration matters. Advising The Sage Group, its partners, and clients on science, technology, and business administration matters.



IP Nexus

• Hong Kong
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intellectual Property Consultant

  • 2015 - Present

  Advising IP Nexus clients, partners, and other stakeholders on research, development, and commercialization of emerging new and rediscovery biomedical science and technology, including science and technology funding and product trends, basic science and clinical protocols, product and business development plans, and reduction-to-practice and technology-transfer strategies for drug/device/materials innovation. Advising IP Nexus clients, partners, and other stakeholders on research, development, and commercialization of emerging new and rediscovery biomedical science and technology, including science and technology funding and product trends, basic science and clinical protocols, product and business development plans, and reduction-to-practice and technology-transfer strategies for drug/device/materials innovation.



Guidepoint

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science and Technology Expert

  • 2015 - Present

  Advising Guidepoint Global clients, partners, and other stakeholders on research, development, and commercialization in aerospace and defense, energy, healthcare, and technology sectors. Specialty areas cover stakeholder missions in nano- and microbiotechnology, neuroscience, microbiology, and natural and artificial ecology. Advising Guidepoint Global clients, partners, and other stakeholders on research, development, and commercialization in aerospace and defense, energy, healthcare, and technology sectors. Specialty areas cover stakeholder missions in nano- and microbiotechnology, neuroscience, microbiology, and natural and artificial ecology.



Portland Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member, CTE/STEAM College and Career Pathways Advisory Council

  • 2019 - Present

  Portland Public Schools, through a major initiative to create a Master Plan for Career and Technical Education (CTE), seeks to make high-quality CTE an integral part of a broader system of college and career pathways designed to prepare all students in Oregon’s largest public school district for lasting successes in college, career, and civic life. The Advisory Council helps shape the direction and content of Portland Public Schools’ plan to modernize and innovate district-wide K-12 CTE and complementary science, technology, engineering, and math educational programs. Members review plan drafts and ensure that the plan reflects the vision and goals of a wide range of stakeholders in the larger community. The Advisory Council includes representatives of two- and four-year postsecondary institutions, the employer community, parents, students, labor, community-based organizations, and other key stakeholders engaged in workforce and economic development. Show less

• Member, Benson Polytechnic High School Master Planning, Predesign, and Design Committees

  • 2016 - Present

  Representing/advising stakeholder groups in the curricular and infrastructure modernization of Benson Polytechnic High School and in the revitalization of the school's legacy as a national leader in CTE/STEAM secondary education. Duties include reviewing Long Range Facilities Plan, Education Facilities Vision and relevant Education Specifications; reviewing school, site, cost and jurisdictional factors which must be considered in determining master plan, programming, schematic design, and design options; helping develop effective communication strategies to reach entire school community for public participation events: contributing to master plan, programming, schematic design, and design (e.g., visioning, guiding principles and programming, etc.) assisting with public workshops and open house events. Show less



NewtonX

• United States
• Market Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Expert

  • 2018 - Present

  Serving NewtonX, the World’s current most sophisticated proprietary AI-driven Knowledge Marketspace, by advising NewtonX and its clients as an independent contractor on research, development, commercialization, and operation of nano- and microscale quantum device technologies, particularly autonomous sensor, command, and control platforms useful for theragnostic and regenerative medicine, payload delivery, industrial fabrication, bioremediation and -extraction, green energy production, and biohazard detection, containment, and neutralization. Additional quantum information and computation consulting topics include intelligent artificial, biological, and hybrid quantum neural network architectures, logics and memory systems, and algorithms and applications for fast, fault-tolerant, high storage, and secure computation in a wide range of industrial, defense, healthcare, and other computing needs. Show less



Google and Alliance for Linguistic Diversity

• Computational Neurolinguist and Ethnobiologist, The Endangered Languages Project

  • 2016 - Present

  Complexity, information theoretic, and statistical mechanical modeling/assessment of communication/language perception, comprehension, and production in varying evolutionary and ecological contexts, with emphasis on classical and quantum approaches for understanding communication privatization, disambiguation, and structure; cognitive computing technology development; preservation of endangered languages by accelerating, strengthening and catalyzing efforts around endangered language documentation, to support communities engaged in protecting and revitalizing their languages, and to raise awareness about ways to address threats to endangered languages. Show less



NeuroLaunch

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Mentor

  • 2014 - Present

  Advising NeuroLaunch clients, partners, and other stakeholders in areas of partnership development to encourage research, development, and commercialization of intellectual property and to provide venture capital investment, grant, and endowment monies for business growth as well as in science and technology funding and product trends, basic science and clinical protocols, and reduction-to-practice and technology-transfer strategies for neuroscience interests, particularly drug/device/materials innovation. Show less



USRA

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advisor and Reviewer

  • 2019 - Present

  The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is an independent, nonprofit research corporation where the combined efforts of in-house talent and university-based expertise merge to advance space science and technology. USRA was founded in 1969 through the vision of two individuals, James Webb (NASA Administrator 1961-1968) and Frederick Seitz (National Academy of Sciences President 1962-1969). USRA strengthens NASA’s knowledge base, innovation, and mission success through more fluid collaborative interactions with university faculty and students with authoritative competencies in Science, Technology Research and Development, Science Facility Management and Operations, and Educational and Workforce Development. Show less



The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE)

• Domain Champion in Biomedicine, Cures Within Reach

  • 2019 - 2022

  Overseeing the development, launch, and management of National Science Foundation-funded XSEDE training, education, and outreach services, such as, but not limited to, XSEDE Student Engagement, Broadening Participation and Campus Bridging, Novel and Innovative Projects, and Scholars, Curriculum and Educator Programs, at Cures Within Reach and their business, government, research, community, and educational partners and other stakeholders. Duties include inspiring, informing, and enabling generations of people to use computational and data sciences to solve medical repurposing challenges and improve patient outcomes by: 1) providing advice/information to individuals and institutions on new and updated cyberinfrastructure (CI) resources, services, and offerings in biomedicine at the national level, 2) providing advice/information on how to best serve institutional computing- and data-intensive research, education, and scholarly endeavors in biomedicine, 3) providing education, training, and professional development in biomedicine at conferences, meetings, training events, and through online platforms, such as CureAccelerator, 4) pursuing start-up computing allocations to help Cures Within Reach and its stakeholders initiate projects involving relevant national CI resources and services, and 5) raise multimedia awareness about presence, impact, and recruiting opportunities of the Campus Champions Program for research, education, and scholarly endeavors in biomedicine. Show less

• Campus Champion, Felidae Conservation Fund and Bay Area Puma Project

  • 2017 - 2022

  Overseeing the development, launch, and management of National Science Foundation-funded XSEDE training, education, and outreach services, such as, but not limited to, XSEDE Student Engagement, Broadening Participation and Campus Bridging, Scholars, and Curriculum and Educator Programs, at Felidae Conservation Fund, Bay Area Puma Project, and their business, government, research, and educational organizational partners and private individual stakeholders. Duties include inspiring, informing, and enabling generations of people to use computational and data sciences to solve Humanity’s grand ecoplanetary challenges by: 1) providing advice/information to individuals and institutions on new and updated cyberinfrastructure (CI) resources, services, and offerings at the national level, 2) providing advice/information on how to best serve the institutions’ computing- and data-intensive research, education, and scholarly endeavors, 3) providing education, training, and professional development at conferences, meetings, training events, and through online platforms, 4) pursuing start-up allocations of computing time to help local users initiate projects involving relevant national CI resources, and 5) raise awareness through multimedia outlets about presence, impact, and recruiting opportunities of the Campus Champions Program for research, education and scholarly endeavors. Show less



National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois

• Consultant and Collaborator, NSF Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE)

  • 2014 - 2022

  Analytical and numerical study of physical properties of biologically active Ca2+ waves. Analytical and numerical study of physical properties of biologically active Ca2+ waves.



ASGSR American Society for Gravitation and Space Research

• United States
• Defense & Space

• Member, MicroLabs Workshop Series, Decadal Survey Workshop Series

  • 2020 - 2021

  Contributing to creation and submission of Concept Papers to assist the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in developing the next Decadal Survey on Life and Physical Sciences Research in space 2023-2032, which will serve as a critical framework to shape the upcoming vision and strategy plan for NASA research efforts in the area of biological and physical sciences in space. Virtual MicroLabs sponsored and organized by the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, in collaboration with KnowInnovation, catalyze creative thinking and distilled community-wide discussions that identify potential Research Campaign issues or potentially transformative research topics within and across biological and physical science disciplines, including Animal Research, Plant Research, Microbiology, Fluid Physics, Complex Fluids, Materials, Combustion, and Fundamental Physics. Town Halls also focus on Educational topics as well as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Space Sciences. Show less

• Member, Virtual Topical Town Hall Series, Decadal Survey Workshop Series

  • 2020 - 2020

  Contributing to creation and submission of Concept Papers to assist the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in developing the next Decadal Survey on Life and Physical Sciences Research in space 2023-2032, which will serve as a critical framework to shape the upcoming vision and strategy plan for NASA research efforts in the area of biological and physical sciences in space. Virtual Topical Town Halls sponsored and organized by the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, in collaboration with KnowInnovation, foster community-wide discussions that identify potential Research Campaign issues or potentially transformative research topics within and across biological and physical science disciplines, including Animal Research, Plant Research, Microbiology, Fluid Physics, Complex Fluids, Materials, Combustion, and Fundamental Physics. Town Halls also focus on Educational topics as well as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Space Sciences. Show less



Oregon Health & Science University

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mentor, OHSU Invent-a-thon

  • 2020 - 2020

  The Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Invent-a-thon is a collaboration between OHSU and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hacking Medicine. The event assembles regional to global creative problem solvers and experts from industry and academia to build innovative solutions to healthcare challenges involving MedTech for surgical care and early disease detection and Digital Health/Health IT for rural healthcare and management of chronic conditions. Invited Mentors, with significant expertise in medicine, research, engineering, entrepreneurship, business, commercialization, design, programming, and/or patient advocacy, provide guidance and feedback to Invent-a-thon teams developing innovative, impactful solutions to important clinical needs. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Public-Private Partnership Responses to COVID-19 and Future Pandemics

  • 2020 - 2020

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on unique pandemic-related global health challenges that catalyze make-shift and long-term public-private partnerships (PPP) to remediate unprecedented burdens on the healthcare infrastructure and on morbidity and mortality. With the COVID-19 pandemic driving the field of global public health to analyze failures and success in PPP-generated global health practices, there is an opportunity to define what recent PPP and private sector innovations may serve to inform future handlings of pandemics affecting low- to high-income countries, such as preparation and response strategies and best practices to better overcome resources and services shortages for improved global public health outcomes. Workshop objectives include: 1) reviewing best practices and critical actions from past PPP epidemic and pandemic responses to determine if past response frameworks have applications to the current COVID-19 pandemic, 2) exploring PPP innovations and models that are addressing COVID-19 in country settings, 3) examining PPP pandemic responses that increase and help navigate the distribution of global public goods; and 4) discuss PPP pandemic responses that enable the development of a broader global health security agenda. Show less



The Franklin Foundation for Innovation

• Chief Programs Officer; First Vice Chairperson and Executive Member, Board of Directors

  • 2016 - 2020

  Board of Directors Office Responsibilities: Serving The Franklin Foundation, its strategic academic, corporate, government, and military partners, and other stakeholders as Leader, Advisor, Ambassador, Advocate, and Solicitor for missions in philanthropy-based advancement of American sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and innovation. Core programs and services seek to enact educational reform and secure the United States’ geosocioeconomic future through private and public outreach/collaboration, funding initiatives, and national, state, county, and district policy implementation.Corporate Executive Office Responsibilities: Chief Programs Officer (CPO) is responsible for the development, management, and delivery of partnered educational STEAM programs. Partnered Foundation programs, including National Labs Network Program, NeuroEducation Program, Women in Science and Women in Technology Programs, BrightStart Parents’ Program, Experience Program, Special Events Program, and Educational Grants and Scholarships Program, seek to promote and craft stronger practical educational policies, strategies, methods, and broad long-term positive outcomes for students, families, and society. By working with top-tier universities, cutting-edge edtechnology corporations, public school districts, community-centered organizations, government institutions and agencies, STEAM professional associations, and many other stakeholders, the Foundation advances understanding and innovation of educational standards and assessment, accountability, school and district improvement, educator effectiveness, and student attainment. Show less

• Member, Board of Directors

  • 2015 - 2016

  Serving The Franklin Foundation, its strategic academic, corporate, government, and military partners, and other stakeholders as Advisor, Ambassador, Advocate, and Solicitor for missions in philanthropy-based advancement of American science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and innovation. Core programs and services seek to enact educational reform and secure the United States’ geosocioeconomic future through private and public outreach/collaboration, funding initiatives, and national, state, county, and district policy implementation. Show less



CyberLaunch VC

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Mentor

  • 2015 - 2020

  Advising CyberLaunch clients, partners, and other stakeholders in areas of partnership development and business operation in cybersecurity sector, including research, development, and commercialization of intellectual property as well as obtaining venture capital investment, grant, and endowment monies for business start-up, growth, and scaling needs. Advising CyberLaunch clients, partners, and other stakeholders in areas of partnership development and business operation in cybersecurity sector, including research, development, and commercialization of intellectual property as well as obtaining venture capital investment, grant, and endowment monies for business start-up, growth, and scaling needs.



Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

• Consultant, Collaborator, and Principal Investigator, Research and Development Service

  • 2002 - 2020

  Research, development, and commercialization of intelligent cellular and molecular systems, particularly smart (semi)autonomous sensor, command, and control platforms useful for theragnostic and regenerative medicine, neuromorphic architectures, and other nanobiotechnology applications; advising on protocol for research and development of rapid on-site detection/identification of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals using instrumented K-9s; advising on protocol and execution of retrospective clinical study (or chart study) evaluating efficacy of repurposed drugs to treat infectious diseases; research and development of statistical mechanical and other approaches to characterize human neurocognitive health and performance; research, development, and application of clinical neurotechnologies (e.g., neurocybernetic prostheses for theragnostic medicine, targeted neuroplasticity, and human cognitive-perceptual-emotional restructuring). Show less

• Guest Expert, Biodefense Summit: Implementation of the National Biodefense Strategy

  • 2019 - 2019

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on implementation of the US National Biodefense Strategy. This summit, under the auspices of all Federal Departments and Agencies with responsibilities or capabilities pertaining to biodefense, brings together experts and key stakeholders from academia, government, industry, and non-profit organizations to establish and effect strategies to combat serious biothreats the US faces, whether they arise from natural outbreaks of disease, accidents involving high consequence pathogens, or the actions of terrorists or state actors. Summit objectives include: 1) raise awareness of the National Biodefense Strategy, 2) gain greater awareness of biodefense activities conducted by non-Federal partners in the broader biodefense enterprise, 3) increase coordination with non-Federal partners, 4) identify significant challenges related to implementation of the strategy, 5) identify opportunities for improvement in biodefense and high priority actions necessary to implement the strategy. Engagement with non-governmental organizations and the private sector is critical to prevent the spread of disease and respond to the next outbreak before it becomes an epidemic. To better inform US Government planning and response decisions, the following groups of stakeholders were invited to join the summit: 1) non-governmental and private sector stakeholders with expertise in healthcare and medicine; public, animal, and plant health; emergency response; scientific and technical areas of expertise; law enforcement; industry; academia; diplomacy; defense and security; intelligence; nonproliferation and counterproliferation, and related topics, 2) all levels of the U.S. government, including state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and 3) international partners. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Advancing Gene-Targeted Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders

  • 2019 - 2019

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on prospective applications of emerging genebased theragnostic medicine. This public workshop, under the auspices of the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, brings together experts and key stakeholders from academia, government, industry, and non-profit organizations to explore approaches for advancing the development of gene-targeted therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including approaches that target nucleic acids, such as adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), and RNA interference, as well as gene product-targeted therapies. Workshop objectives include: 1) providing an overview of current gene-targeted therapy approaches for nervous system disorders; 2) discussing lessons learned from recent advances in gene therapy and ASO development for retinal dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy; 3) comparing features of different gene-targeted therapy approaches in development for CNS disorders, such as matching approaches to specific diseases, addressing their respective administration, distribution, and dose challenges, and potential long-term effects; 4) exploring clinical development of gene targeted therapy approaches for rare genetic disorders that have more variable onset and slower progression, including biomarker and clinical endpoint selection, trial design to demonstrate disease modification, and the regulatory path; 5) discussing development of gene-targeted therapy approaches for more common heterogeneous disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases; 6) exploring opportunities for catalyzing development of gene-targeted therapy approaches for nervous system disorders, including potential collaborative efforts among sectors and across disorders. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Neuroscience Data in the Cloud

  • 2019 - 2019

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on cloud-based neuroscience initiatives and research. This workshop brings together participants from academia, government, foundations, pharmaceutical and information technology industries, and the legal system to explore the burgeoning use and current barriers of cloud technology to advance neuroscience research. Workshop objectives include: 1) review the landscape of major neuroscience cloud-based initiatives and other uses of cloud technology within neuroscience research, 2) discuss aspirational goals for maximizing benefit from data and compute in the cloud by empowering broad and meaningful data sharing and fostering open science, 3) consider best practices and policies that increase efficiencies within and across cloud resources, such as a) data-source authorization for resharing accessible derived data and for funding, sustainability, and governance, b) protection of data privacy through regulatory compliance and data-use consent agreements, c) assignment of data credit, ownership, and licensing, and d) technical issues involving data formatting, validation, information technology, and archiving standards, e) researcher support and training, and 4) evaluate potential next steps to advance development and deployment of best practices to attain aspirational goals. Show less



NeuroLex Labs

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • 2018 - 2019

  Advising leadership and other personnel at NeuroLex Laboratories, a seed-stage medical diagnostics company, and the DigiPsych Lab at the University of Washington on topics related to speech analysis for early detection of various neuropsychiatric conditions, including areas significant to seed-stage machine-learning software diagnostics company development and operation, science protocols development and implementation, disease expression, grant funding, and additional areas needed for creating experienced entrepreneurs, scientists, and clinicians for a more vital patient-impacting healthcare industry. Show less

• Mentor

  • 2017 - 2018

  NeuroLex Laboratories is a seed-stage diagnostics company that applies speech analysis for early detection of various psychiatric neurological conditions. Mentors help guide NeuroLex Innovation Fellows in areas significant to seed-stage machine-learning software diagnostics company development and operation, helping to grow NeuroLex Laboratories resources and services as well as to create experienced entrepreneurs and a more vital healthcare industry for greater patient impact.

• Guest Expert, Project on the Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe

  • 2018 - 2018

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in their preparation for upcoming decadal surveys in astronomy and astrophysics and planetary science and in their efforts to carry out a study on the astrobiology science strategy as it relates to the search for life in the solar system and extrasolar planetary systems. This public enterprise falls under the oversight of the Space Studies and Life Sciences Boards, Divisions of Engineering and Physical Science and of Earth and Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in accordance with the Statement of Task presented in the NASA Astrobiology Strategy 2015, including, but not limited to, identifying areas of significant scientific or technological progress since publication of the NASA Astrobiology Strategy 2015, identifying important scientific or technological topics omitted from the NASA Astrobiology Strategy 2015 and which have seen advancement since publication of the strategy, identifying promising key research goals in the field of the search for signs of life in which progress is likely in the next 20 years, identifying key technological challenges in astrobiology as they pertain to the search for life in the solar system and extrasolar planetary systems, identifying key scientific questions in astrobiology as they pertain to the search for life in the solar system and extrasolar planetary systems, discussing scientific advances that can be addressed by U.S. and international space missions and relevant ground-based activities in operation or funded and in development, discuss how to expand partnerships (interagency, international and public/private) in furthering the study of life’s origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe. Show less

• Guest Expert, Project on Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response

  • 2018 - 2018

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in their comprehensive effort to conduct an ad hoc committee review and grading of public health emergency preparedness and response practices, based on literature/evidence generated since September 11, 2001. The committee, sponsored by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, assesses and prioritizes fifteen critical preparedness and response capabilities (“PHEP capabilities”) defined in the CDC’s Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning, focusing on evidence applicable to state, territorial, local, and tribal public health preparedness and response practitioners. Areas of committee interest include: 1) development of methodology for conducting and grading public health preparedness and response practices; 2) development and application of criteria to determine which PHEP and additional inadequately addressed emerging capabilities and subfunctions should be prioritized; 3) identification and assessment of research regarding preparedness and response practices within the prioritized PHEP capabilities and functions; 4) issuing of conclusions for preparedness and response practices within the prioritized areas that communities and federal, state, territorial, tribal, and/or local agencies could adopt, based on evidence demonstrating the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of those practices; 5) issuing of recommendations for future research needed to address critical gaps in evidence-based preparedness and response practices, including, as appropriate, additional research on promising but not yet proven practices within the prioritized PHEP capabilities and functions, as well as processes needed to improve the overall quality of evidence within the field. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Neuroforensics: Exploring Legal Implications of Emerging Neurotechnologies

  • 2018 - 2018

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the development, research, commercialization and use of emerging neurotechnologies. This public workshop, under the auspices of the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders and in collaboration with the Committee on Science, Technology, and the Law (CSTL), brings together leaders from academia, judicial and law enforcement systems, industry, government and regulatory agencies, nonprofit foundations and other stakeholders to explore and advance efforts to identify and evaluate the potential effects of emerging neurotechnologies on the legal system. Workshop objectives include: 1) providing an overview of current state-of-the-art neurotechnologies relevant to legal systems and the use and impact of neuroscience evidence in the legal system, 2) exploring emerging neurotechnologies, including methods for observing or manipulating the central nervous system, the genetics of cognition and behavior, and their potential implications and use by law enforcement, the courts, administrative proceedings, regulatory agencies and other bodies, 3) considering the potential use of large genetics databases and behavioral genetics by the legal system, 4) discussing the ethical and societal considerations associated with the use of neuroscience evidence in criminal, administrative, and other judicial proceedings, 5) highlighting topics at the nexus of emerging neurotechnologies and the law for further study, such as potential opportunities for developing standards for utilizing evidence from emerging neurotechnologies in the legal system and identifying potential stakeholders across sectors that may be impacted by this multidisciplinary area. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Harnessing Mobile Technology for Nervous System Disorders

  • 2018 - 2018

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the development, research, commercialization and use of emerging mobile health technologies. This public workshop, under the auspices of the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, brings together diverse authorities to explore and advance efforts to use devices for promising reliable, high quality, continuous prediction, diagnosis, monitoring, adherence/compliance, and treatment of CNS disorders (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, mood disorders, and schizophrenia), including enabling major advances in identifying prodromal and subclinical states as well as important technological, methodological, ethical, privacy, security, and regulatory issues.. Workshop objectives include: 1) exploring innovative approaches to using device and mobile health technology to predict, diagnose, monitor, assess adherence, and develop treatments for CNS disorders, including discussion of methodology, analytical techniques, and the evidence needed to validate the data for use in research and the clinic, 2) sharing approaches and lessons across efforts to apply device and mobile health technology in different CNS disorders and identify opportunities for collaboration, and 3) discussing regulatory, privacy, ethical, security, and practical issues that specifically arise when using devices for CNS disorders, such as collection, analysis, storage, and use of behavioral information and assuring parity in access to these technologies (e.g., data validation, open source platforms for obtaining and distributing digital biomarker data, behavioral and digital phenotyping, data-driven learning engines, use of real-world evidence, cost and infrastructure for data storage and analysis, data integration with clinical records, data ownership and release). Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Understanding the Economics of Microbial Threats

  • 2018 - 2018

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the interaction of economic activity and microbial threats including infectious disease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance. This public workshop, under the auspices of the Forum on Microbial Threats, brings together diverse authorities to explore and advance efforts to identify, develop, and deploy key metrics of risk and analytical tools to provide a comprehensive understanding of the economic risk that microbial threats pose. The workshop also explores approaches to incorporating estimates of infectious disease risk to overall macroeconomic assessments of economic growth in countries to incentivize actions that minimize these threats. Workshop themes include: 1) economic costs from infectious diseases that impact regional and global stability due to interconnected financial systems worldwide, 2) gaps in assessing economic costs of microbial threats through multiple channels of disruption, including dynamics of fear-based behavioral change, 3) critical challenges to model and develop risk metrics and to build analytical tools to understand economic consequences of infectious diseases, 4) strategies to incorporate estimates of infectious disease risk to overall macroeconomic growth to ensure risks reflect financial markets and business investment decisions, and to link these assessments to incentives for action to minimize threats, 5) implications for International Health Regulations, particularly trade and travel measures, upstream and downstream strategies, policies, and interventions (e.g., effective communication messages, simulation exercises, investment decisions, and One Health approaches) that various sectors of government, multilateral institutions, and others may carry out in preventing and mitigating the economic costs, 6) collaboration and coordination mechanisms among various stakeholders across sectors. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on School Success: An Opportunity for Public Health Action

  • 2018 - 2018

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on aspects of preK-12 education metrics relevant and potentially useful to the health sector, given the major influence of education on health outcomes and community well-being. This public workshop, under the auspices of the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, brings together diverse authorities to explore and advance efforts to identify, develop, and deploy key education metrics that are being or could be used in the health sector. Workshop themes include: 1) use of metrics in different settings and at different geographic levels to measure performance and advance goals shared by the health and education sectors, and 2) the possibilities for and any available examples of joint accountability payment models linked with achieving one or more educational outcomes. Show less

• Guest Expert, Workshop on Virtual Clinical Trials: Challenges and Opportunities

  • 2018 - 2018

  Providing stakeholder input to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on prospective applications of emerging digital heath tools to establish virtual clinical trials. This public workshop, under the auspices of the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translations, provides a venue to address and find solutions to challenges facing the US clinical trials enterprise that impair the efficiency, equity, representativeness, and effectiveness of approving novel drugs/medical devices and bringing them to market. Building upon NASEM efforts since 2009, the workshop assesses opportunities for launching and sustaining modern, patient-centric virtual trials – studies that deploy various digital health technologies for remote site visits. Workshop objectives include: 1) exploring current clinical trial infrastructure and potential implications of virtual trials on cost, speed, regulation, knowledge generation and dissemination, clinician and clinical trial participant interfacing, and date integration for improved electronic health records, mobile health applications, remote monitoring, and virtual visits, and 2) exploring improved clinical trial access, equity, and participation through collaborative digital approaches and incentives involving sponsors, researchers, patient advocacy groups, relevant patients, and health systems, such as those pertaining to regulations, quality measures and outcomes, and/or reimbursement strategies. Show less

• Member, NASA Global Exploration Roadmap Community Workshop

  • 2017 - 2017

  Assisting NASA in the development of the Global Exploration Roadmap (GER), particularly, but not limited to, areas involving human health and performance. The GER is a publication authored by NASA and the other 14 space agencies that comprise the International Space Exploration Coordination Group. The roadmap outlines a phased approach for achieving the common goal of sending humans to the surface of Mars. The Workshop is comprised of two sessions. The first session covers mission concepts for cislunar space, the Moon, and Mars, focusing on all that can be enabled by capabilities envisioned in the GER. The second session targets internal and external member discussions and feedback regarding mission functions suited for possible commercial services. Discussions include plans for future human exploration missions, such as in-situ resource utilization. Show less



Oregon Department of Education

• United States
• Education Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Member, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Planning Workgroups/Public Forums

  • 2016 - 2017

  Advising/Representing the Oregon Department of Education and stakeholders on developing and launching a comprehensive and collaborative state plan for the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the 2015 reauthorized federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Workgroups/Public forums involving areas of Standards and Assessment, Accountability,School and District Improvement, and Educator Effectiveness, seek to advance teaching, learning and student achievement in the State of Oregon through improved student outcomes and graduation rates: increased educational equity and closure of the state’s achievement and opportunity gaps: ensuring high-quality teacher instruction and administrative leadership: and leveraging effective strategies for transforming underperforming schools and districts. Show less



NIH Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics, University of Illinois

• Member, Biological Collaborative Research Environment (BioCoRE)

  • 2014 - 2017

  Biophysical and -chemical modeling of allosteric ion channel ligand cooperativity, activation kinetics, autocatalysis, modulator interactions, and long-range signal conduction and dynamics; rational drug/device/materials design and repurposing. Biophysical and -chemical modeling of allosteric ion channel ligand cooperativity, activation kinetics, autocatalysis, modulator interactions, and long-range signal conduction and dynamics; rational drug/device/materials design and repurposing.



Complex Biological Systems Alliance

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist and Vice President of Finance and Partnership Development

  • 2014 - 2015

  Oversight in establishing partnership networks composed of major industry (pharma, tech, and biotech), academic, government, military, and charitable entities to further the science and technology mission of the CBSA, a nonprofit consortium of scientists from Ivy League, Oxbridge, and other highly ranked institutions interested in understanding and applying the foundations of information in biology and disease. Partnership relations are targeted to expand the CBSA’s science and technology infrastructure, encourage research and development and intellectual property commercialization for CBSA member and partner endeavors, and provide venture capital investment, grant, and endowment monies to secure alignment as a core Bioinformatics Facility and Faculty Training Center serving CBSA members and partners. Rational drug/device/material design and repurposing, particularly classical and quantum biomolecular logic, memory, and multianalyte sensor/actuator systems for nano- and microscale technologies. Show less



Max Planck Institutes Tübingen

• Germany
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology of Cognitive Processing, MPI Biological Cybernetics

  • 1999 - 2000

  Research and development of cross-phyla models of learning, memory, perception, and cognition, particularly visual perception tasks involving shape, color, size, orientation, and surface-order discriminations useful in evaluating the neurophysiological basis of perceptual and conceptual priming through electrophysiology, fMRI, and other methods. Research and development of cross-phyla models of learning, memory, perception, and cognition, particularly visual perception tasks involving shape, color, size, orientation, and surface-order discriminations useful in evaluating the neurophysiological basis of perceptual and conceptual priming through electrophysiology, fMRI, and other methods.