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REGIONAL LEADERSHIP

Guoyue Xu

Guoyue Xu
Co-Managing Director
Abishek Sankaranarayanan
Co-Managing Director
Dan Carr
Director of Operations
Amy Swanson
Director of Operations
Neelakshi Mungra
Director of Operations
Akinsola Oyelakin
Director of Operations
Iris Stone
Director of Partnerships
Justas Rodarte
Director of Communications
Emma Lederer
Director of Branding
Nello (Hanwen) Gu
Director of Data Management
Peter Grotz
Lead of Operations
Nick Skiados
Lead of Partnerships
Meagan Quinlan
Lead of Partnerships
Jessica Oda
Lead of Partnerships
Braden Carrol
Lead of Communications
Dante Acenas
Senior Strategic Advisor
Melih Yilmaz
Senior Advisor
Deeter Neumann
Technology Liason Officer

Dept. of Global Health, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Guoyue Xu
Co-Managing Director - Dept. of Global Health, UW
PhD Candidate

Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Abishek Sankaranarayanan
Co-Managing Director - Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UW
PhD Candidate

Dept. of Immunology, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Dan Carr
Director of Operations - Dept. of Immunology, UW
PhD Candidate

Foster School of Business, UW<br />MBA Candidate — Amy Swanson
Director of Operations - Foster School of Business, UW
MBA Candidate

Seattle Children's Hospital<br />Research Fellow — Neelakshi Mungra
Director of Operations - Seattle Children's Hospital
Research Fellow

Seattle Children's Hospital<br />Post-Doc — Akinsola Oyelakin
Director of Operations - Seattle Children's Hospital
Post-Doc

The Allen Institute<br />Shanahan Research Fellow — Iris Stone
Director of Partnerships - The Allen Institute
Shanahan Research Fellow

Dept. of Immunology, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Justas Rodarte
Director of Communications - Dept. of Immunology, UW
PhD Candidate

Dept. of Immunology, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Emma Lederer
Director of Branding - Dept. of Immunology, UW
PhD Candidate

UW<br />PhD Candidate — Nello (Hanwen) Gu
Director of Data Management - UW
PhD Candidate

Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics<br />Research Associate — Peter Grotz
Lead of Operations - Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics
Research Associate

Dept. of Pharmacology, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Nick Skiados
Lead of Partnerships - Dept. of Pharmacology, UW
PhD Candidate

Allen Institute for Brain Science<br />Scientist — Meagan Quinlan
Lead of Partnerships - Allen Institute for Brain Science
Scientist

Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Jessica Oda
Lead of Partnerships - Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UW
PhD Candidate

Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Braden Carrol
Lead of Communications - Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UW
PhD Candidate

Dept. of Immunology, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Dante Acenas
Senior Strategic Advisor - Dept. of Immunology, UW
PhD Candidate

Dept. of Computer Science, UW<br />PhD Candidate — Melih Yilmaz
Senior Advisor - Dept. of Computer Science, UW
PhD Candidate

Fred Hutch<br />Clinical Pharmicist — Deeter Neumann
Technology Liason Officer - Fred Hutch
Clinical Pharmicist

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