LEADERSHIP Team
Anna Khimchenko, PhD
Anna Khimchenko, PhD
Anna Khimchenko, PhD
Anna is a Scientist at Qvella corporation working on life-saving innovative technologies. After 2 Ms.c degrees (Kyiv, Ukraine, and Bern, Switzerland), Ph.D. degree (Basel, Switzerland) and Postdoc (Boston, USA), Anna focusses on the real-world challenges of the patient-focused environment. What sets her apart is a passion and desire for
Anna is a Scientist at Qvella corporation working on life-saving innovative technologies. After 2 Ms.c degrees (Kyiv, Ukraine, and Bern, Switzerland), Ph.D. degree (Basel, Switzerland) and Postdoc (Boston, USA), Anna focusses on the real-world challenges of the patient-focused environment. What sets her apart is a passion and desire for more in her life trying to say YES to every chance.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-khimchenko/
Sowmya Shivanna, PhD
Anna Khimchenko, PhD
Anna Khimchenko, PhD
Sowmya is a research scientist with over a decade's experience in studying and solving clinical challenges in the areas of oncology, nephrology and cardio-vascular biology. She is a huge animal rights advocate, who along with her pup-Nymeria is actively involved in rescuing and fostering dogs in Toronto.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sowmya-s-5b0637b/
Somi Afiuni, PhD
Anna Khimchenko, PhD
Latchmi Raghunanan, PhD
Somi is an experienced scientist with academic and industry skilled in leading research projects, product development and management mostly in biotech and health sciences.
With a PhD in ChemInformatics, and Postdoc in Bioinformatics (USA), Somi is currently a Scientist (Data and Machine learning) at Mount Sinai Health working on innovati
Somi is an experienced scientist with academic and industry skilled in leading research projects, product development and management mostly in biotech and health sciences.
With a PhD in ChemInformatics, and Postdoc in Bioinformatics (USA), Somi is currently a Scientist (Data and Machine learning) at Mount Sinai Health working on innovative technologies for advancing medicine in digital pathology.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/somiafiuni/
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Latchmi Raghunanan, PhD
Latchmi Raghunanan, PhD
Latchmi Raghunanan, PhD
Latchmi is an innovator and an entrepreneur with over 20 years of diverse experience spanning pre- and post- PhD in the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe. Latchmi has >13 years of experience translating science from the bench, and has published >15 first-author peer-reviewed publications and 5 granted patents. Latchmi uses her position and
Latchmi is an innovator and an entrepreneur with over 20 years of diverse experience spanning pre- and post- PhD in the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe. Latchmi has >13 years of experience translating science from the bench, and has published >15 first-author peer-reviewed publications and 5 granted patents. Latchmi uses her position and draws from her life experiences, including as a new Canadian, to champion for the underdog, the minority, and the voiceless.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/latchmiraghunanan
Laura Smith, PhD
Latchmi Raghunanan, PhD
Laura Smith, PhD
Laura is a chemist and biomedical engineer with over 3 years of experience as a scientific leader in biotech start-ups. She is passionate about advancing scientific innovations into the clinic to better serve patients with unmet need.
Founder and president
Daphna Mokady, PhD
Daphna is a biotech professional with >15 years of academic and industry experience in leading projects in a broad spectrum of biomedical fields, including regenerative medicine, oncology, neurodegenerative disease modeling and microbiology.
Daphna is a passionate advocate for promoting women and youth in STEM.
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