Meet the CZ Biohub Team

PEOPLE

Meet the CZ Biohub Team

LEADERSHIP

JOE DERISI, PH.D.

JOE DERISI, PH.D.

President
STEVE QUAKE, PH.D.

STEVE QUAKE, PH.D.

Head of Science, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
SANDRA SCHMID, PH.D.

SANDRA SCHMID, PH.D.

Chief Scientific Officer
ROSÍO ALVAREZ, PH.D.

ROSÍO ALVAREZ, PH.D.

Chief Information Officer
Mandana Asgharnejad

Mandana Asgharnejad

Chief Operating Officer
VICTOR COLUNGA, C.P.A.

VICTOR COLUNGA, C.P.A.

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Melinda Griffith

Melinda Griffith

Chief Legal Officer
Amy Herr, PH.D.

Amy Herr, PH.D.

Chief Technology Officer, CZ Biohub Network

JIM KARKANIAS

JIM KARKANIAS

Chief Technology Officer
SONYA ZILKA

SONYA ZILKA

Chief People Officer

Board of Directors

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Priscilla Chan

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Founder, The Primary School
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Mark Zuckerberg

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Meta
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Cori Bargmann, PH.D.

Distinguished Fellow and Head of Science Emerita, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; The Rockefeller University
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Reid Hoffman

Co-Founder, LinkedIn; Partner, Greylock
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John L. Hennessy, PH.D.

Chairman, Alphabet; Stanford University

Scientific Advisory Board

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GILDA A BARABINO, PH.D.

President, Olin College of Engineering
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SANGEETA BHATIA, M.D., PH.D.

MIT
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DON GANEM, M.D.

Senior Advisor, CZ Biohub
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PETER KIM, PH.D.

CZ Biohub Senior Investigator; Stanford University
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RICHARD LIFTON, M.D., PH.D.

President, The Rockefeller University
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ROBERT TJIAN, PH.D.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute and UC Berkeley

Collaboration with the best minds in science, medicine, engineering, and technology is what makes CZ Biohub great.

We bring together brilliant scientists, engineers, technologists, and doctors who embrace the challenge of conquering human disease. These individuals share a common goal – to solve previously unsolvable medical problems.

Our teams are led by the best and brightest minds in their respective fields, and they are continually looking for opportunities to make the next great breakthrough in medical research.

Beyond CZ Biohub’s cell biology, infectious disease, and technology development platforms, we have extramural research programs anchored by the CZ Biohub Investigator Program, providing unrestricted funds to faculty members at our partner universities to pursue their most innovative ideas.

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