Management
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J. Drew Smith, Ph.D. | Vice President, Research and Development |
| Dr. Smith comes to MicroPhage with experience leading diagnostic assays while at SomaLogic, Inc., a Boulder, CO based medical diagnostics firm. While at SomaLogic, Dr. Smith served as Director of Aptamer Development and Senior Research Fellow where he worked on optimizing and automatizing the PhotoSELEX process, development of methods for detection of serum proteins by aptamer microarrays, and development of multiplexed aptamer microarray assays for detection of serum protein disease signatures. Dr. Smith is also a founding scientist at NeXagen and a principal scientist at Nexstar, both aptamer-based biotechnology companies based in Boulder, CO. Just prior to joining MicroPhage, Dr. Smith was at Aptamer NanoTechnologies, LLC, a company that he founded, working on developing proprietary DNA photoswitch technology for use in light-directed drug delivery. Dr. Smith has 17 patents to his credit in aptamer-based diagnostics and related areas. He earned his Ph.D. in 1988 on the genetic analysis of transfer RNA structure and translational kinetics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He earned his B.A. in biology at University of California, Santa Cruz in 1981. | |
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Preston Brown | Manufacturing Director |
| Mr. Brown comes to Microphage with over 15 years of diagnostic medical device and biotech manufacturing and supply chain management experience. Mr. Brown has extensive experience in start-up and high growth organizations implementing manufacturing and quality systems. Immediately prior to joining Microphage, Mr. Brown served as Director of Operations at Advanced Energy. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Brown served as Director of Manufacturing for BioArray Solutions. From 1999 to 2005, he was employed by Amgen where he held positions including Production Planning and Inventory Control Manager, Logistics Manager and Associate Director of Supply Chain Management. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Brown held various positions of increasing responsibility at Ventana Medical Systems, including Planning Manager, Sr. Manager of Reagent Manufacturing and ERP Implementation Manager. Mr. Brown earned his BS in Operations Management and Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona. He is certified in Production and Inventory Management by APICS, the Association for Operations Management and has earned the credentials of Certified Lean Master (CLM) from the International Supply Chain Educational Alliance (ISCEA). | |
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Michelle Dowling | Quality Director |
| Michelle Dowling comes to MicroPhage with over 17 years of biotech manufacturing experience. Michelle has extensive experience working with quality systems, microbiology quality laboratories, aseptic processing, start up manufacturing, and process development. Prior to joining MicroPhage, she was at Amgen since 1995 as the Senior Manager of Quality Systems. From 1991 to 1995, she worked for Synergen, Inc. (now Amgen) in the areas of process development and manufacturing. Michelle holds a B.S in Biology with an emphasis in Microbiology from Rutgers College, Rutgers University in New Jersey. | |