CEO/CFO - Timothy L.
Ramsey, MBA
has an
extensive background in both entrepreneurship and biotechnology. In
addition to an advanced degree in biochemistry, he gained experience in
creating financial models for early stage drugs and strategic plans for
drug development as the CFO for Neuroscience Discovery at Eli Lilly.
Previously, he is one of three individuals devoted full-time to strategy at
Lilly Research Labs, a $3 B/yr R&D organization. Previously, he
co-founded Iterative Therapeutics, a Chicago-based biotech start-up. He
led a team that transformed Iterative from a laboratory project into a
business that has earned STTR grants and has begun the fund raising
process. Mr. Ramsey earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and his
M.S. in biochemistry from the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine.
Chief Scientific Officer -
Mark D. Brennan, Ph.D.
is Cofounder and Manager of SureGene, and lead inventor of the
AssureGeneTM test. He is a Professor in the Department of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Louisville. Dr.
Brennan is a Cofounder of the University of Louisvilleās Center for
Genetics and Molecular Medicine. His research has been supported by over
$7 million in grant funding since 1985. He is currently Principle
Investigator of a Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation R & D
Voucher Award and of an SBIR grant from the National Institutes of Mental
Health for development of genetic biomarkers for neuropsychiatric
illnesses.
VP
Genetic Counseling - Holly Neibergs, Ph.D.
is a co-inventor of the
AssureGeneTM
test. In addition to her participation in SureGene, she is Director of the
Norton Hereditary Cancer Institute, President of Genetic Assesments, and
an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Louisville. She received
her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Washington State
University and her doctorate in genetics from Texas A&M University.
She is certified in Familial Cancer Risk Asessment and Management and has
been involved with genetic counseling for over 5 years. Her research
interests have spanned a 20-year period and have focused on comparative
genomics and genetically complex diseases.