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Helix Research Network (HRN) Summit 2024

Attendee Biographies

Elizabeth Acord, MS
Vice President, Clinical Integration, MemorialCare
Caitlin Allen, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, MUSC
Jessica Aguilar, MHA
System Executive Director of Operations, Sanford Health
Tara Behlmer
Project Management Consultant, Precision Medicine, TriHealth
Andrew Billin, PhD
Executive Director, Biomarker Sciences and Diagnostics, Gilead Sciences
Eric Boerwinkle, PhD
Dean, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Anwar Chahal, MD, PhD
Director of Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, WellSpan Cardiology
Jason Claes, MBA, MSM, GRCRA
Manager Clinical Research, TriHealth
Christopher Chapman, MD
Chairman, Dept. Pathology, St. Luke's University Health Network
Kimberly Detwiler
Regional Marketing Director, St. Luke's University Health Network
Ryan Dhindsa, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Leslie Dockan, RN, MHA
Vice President, Primary Care, Clinic Operations and Laboratories, HealthPartners
Rebecca Eberly, RN, BSN
Research Coordinator, WellSpan Health
Jay Flatley, MS
Advisor, Illumina Ventures
Colette Free, MPH
Research Program Manager, Sanford Health
John Gillard, MHA
Senior Director, Laboratory Operations, St. Luke's University Health Network
Ashley Goergen, MS
Sr. Director, Service Line Operations, Rochester Regional Health
Casey Granack, MHA
Innovations, WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Corinne Grandle
Manager, Brand + Strategy, TriHealth
Savanna Grime
Supervisor of Genetic Research, Renown Health
Joseph Grzymski, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Renown Health
Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD
Medical Director, Cone Health
B. Skip Hislop, MS
Vice President, Oncology & Southern Region, Cone Health
Amy Jackson, MHA, PMP
Director of Operations, Genetics and Genomics ICCE, MUSC
Leila Jones, PhD
Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic
David Kann, MD
Medical Director of Precision Medicine, WellSpan Health
Justin Kao, MBA
Partner, DFJ Growth
David Kirk, MD
Chief Clinical Integration Officer, WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Nikhilesh Korgaonkar, MD, MBA, FACS, CPE
VP, Chief Medical Officer, WellSpan Cancer Institute
Kathy Lancaster
Director, Clinical Research, Sanford Health
Erin Lemcke-Berno, MPH
Chief Administrative Officer, Clinically Integrated Network, Rochester Regional Health
Calum MacRae, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Genomic Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
James Maher, MD
System Chief Oncology, Medical Director Precision Medicine, TriHealth
Sean Malloy
Planning and Portfolio Manager, Nebraska Medicine
Guillermo Martinez Torres, MD, FCAP, FASCP
President and Chief Physician Executive, MaineHealth/NorDx
Catherine McCarthy, MD, FAAFP
Family and Community Medicine Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
Holly McMahon
Marketing Business Partner, Sanford Health
Wendy Minor, MHA, MBA
Executive Director, External Affairs, MUSC
Douglas Moore, MD
Physician, TriHealth
Lina Nilsson, PhD
SVP Emerging Technologies, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Misty Ottman
Director, Clinical Operations Research, Memorial Hermann
Larissa Peck, MS, CGC
Genetic Counsellor, UHN
Bill Plauth, MD, MMM
Chief Medical Officer, Renown Health
Courtney Rice, MS
Director of Precision Medicine, TriHealth
Jane Salamone, MD
Executive Medical Director, Rochester Regional Health
Jamie Schnell Blitstein, MS, NP
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Renown Health
Shelly Semerad, MA
Senior Director, Laboratories & Pathology Practice, HealthPartners
Alison Sigmon, PhD, PMP
Senior Program Manager, Cone Health
Kyle Skiermont, PharmD
SVP of Operations, Nebraska Medicine
Kelly Speaker, MHA, MT
Director, Specialty Laboratory & Precision Medicine, St. Luke's University Health Network
Iva Stankovic, MPH
Manager, Strategy, UHN
Marc Stapley
CEO, Veracyte
Douglas Stoller, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Program, Nebraska Medicine
Andrew Thomas, MD
Chief Clinical Officer, The OSU Wexner Medical Center
Adam Turbett
Director of Strategy and Transformation, The OSU Wexner Medical Center
Liz Wheeler, MHA
Sr. Director, Operation and Imagenetics, Sanford Health
Roberto Vargas, MD
Executive Medical Director, Rochester Regional Health
Young Jae Woo, MS, PhD
Sr Data Science, Novartis

Helix Team

Layla Anderson
Associate Director, Research Administration
Akwasi Asabere, PhD
Executive Director, Partnerships & Service Line Strategy
Cindy Azevedo, MS
Sr Dedicated Advisor
Kelly Barrett, PhD
Research Scientist
Alexandre Bolze, PhD
Principal Scientist
Liz Cirulli, PhD
Associate Director Research
Kristen Collins, MPH
Dedicated Advisor
Jaclyn Eng, MBA
Head of Marketing
KT Farley, MS, JD
Chief Privacy Officer, Head of Compliance
Matthew Ferber, PhD
Director of Clinical Genomics
Cassie Hajek, MD FACP, FACMG
Medical Director
Katie Hallam
Sr Strategist, Community Engagement
Rachel Harvill, MPH
Data Scientist
Daniela Iacoboni, MS, CGC
Genomics Counselor
Sharoni Jacobs, PhD
Sr Director of Product, Science
Keri Jucha
Manager, Marketing Engagement
Hylton Kalvaria
Chief Commercial Officer
Olivia Kezirian, MPH, MBA
Sr Product Manager, Helix Analytics Team
Teresa Kruisselbrink, MS
Director, Medical Affairs
Louisa Laidlaw, MHSA
Senior Dedicated Advisor
Will Lee, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Matt Levy, PhD
Sr Research Scientist
Ariana Lichtenstein, MS
Director of Business Development, Life Sciences Clinical Development
James Lu, MD, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Alexandra Mackie
Research Project Manager
Kirsten Mouritsen
Sr Director of Product, Data and Experience
Craig Newman
Chief Transformation Officer
Bao Nguyen, MHA
Dedicated Advisor
Ashley Peil
Sr Technical Program Manager
Susan Piel
Event Coordinator
Matt Skehan, MBA
Associate Director, Market Access
Natecia Smith, MBA
Sr Manager, Learning, Development, and IDEA
Valerie Stevens, MS
Health Systems Delivery Lead
Casey Swan, MBA
Associate Director, Partner Success
Brian Taylor
Regional Vice President, Business Development
Natalie Telis, PhD
Sr Research Scientist
Nicole Washington, PhD
Director of Product, Data and Analytics
Justin Wilson, MBA, MPP
Associate Director, Product Marketing