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Larry Woolhiser, MBA, CPAChief Financial OfficerLarry is a results-driven MBA and CPA with 20+ years of CFO, Controllership, and Treasury leadership experience with entrepreneurial, high growth, and transitioning healthcare and technology companies. Larry has a track record of being a catalyst for change, innovation, and growth backed by a solid history of transforming robust business goals into strategies for unlocking value and driving strong top and bottom-line results.Thalia Charles, MSHead of Regulatory and Clinical AffairsMs. Charles brings 20 years’ experience steering medical devices through agency oversight to market, and deep expertise in the reconstruction and augmentation regulatory environment. Prior to inSoma, she served as Senior Director of Global Regulatory Affairs at Establishment Labs. Across her career, she has successfully navigated the regulatory landscape for products including donor organ preservation systems, cancer screening products, and coagulopathy testing. She received her Master’s in developmental psychobiology from Indiana University–Bloomington and a B.S. in psychology from Brown University.Matthew Anderson, MSDirector of OperationsMatthew received his B.S. from the University of Miami and M.S. from University of South Florida, obtaining a degree in Biology/Microbiology. For the past 20 years he has worked in natural products discovery from bacteria, specializing in microbial growth/isolation and fermentation, as well as downstream purification processes for proteins and polysaccharides.Emily Budziszewski, MSImplementation ScientistEmily received her B.S and M.S in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Prior to inSoma, her work focused on the implementation of an injectable implant for the localized treatment of liver and prostate cancer. Her role in those projects was focused on the design, implementation, and analysis of animal treatment models.Derek Nelson, PhDResearch ScientistDr. Nelson earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his B.S. in chemical and biological engineering from the University of New Mexico. His doctoral research focused on biomaterials for neural engineering, encompassing the fields of recombinant technology, drug delivery, and genetic engineering. He also has research and clinical experience from a national lab, a biotech startup, and an engineering incubator, resulting in multiple publications and patents.Stephen Olney, PhDSenior Research AssociateDr. Olney received his B.S and Ph.D. from Indiana University-Bloomington, obtaining both degrees in Microbiology with a focus on bacteriology, genetics and biochemistry. Prior to inSoma, Stephen’s work focused on how bacteria sense their environments and the biomolecular changes that occur to affect bacterial physiology and behavior.Erin Nowak, BSResearch AssociateErin received her B.S. in Biology from Salem College with minors in Chemistry and Mathematics. Prior to inSoma, her research focused on plant-microbe interactions as well as nucleic acid extraction. She has a developing interest in microbiology and its use in biomedical engineering.
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