Team
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Chester Koh, MD, FACS, FAAP – Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
Balakrishna Haridas, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, SWPDC – Texas A&M Engineering
Richard Willson, PhD – University of Houston
Michael Heffernan, PhD – Fannin
Matthew Wettergreen, PhD – Rice University Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK)
STEERING COMMITTEE:
Kara Toman, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine
Christine Luk, MBE, SWPDC Portfolio Manager – Proxima CRO
Michael Heffernan, PhD, PE – Fannin
Duncan Maitland, PhD – Texas A&M Engineering
Achu Byju, MS, – Texas A&M Engineering
Grace Fletcher, PhD – Texas A&M Engineering
Pratap Khanwilkar, PhD – Incube Labs
Henri Justino, MD
Jaye Thompson, PhD
Isabella Schmitt, RAC – Proxima CRO
Ellie Reynolds, MBE – Proxima CRO
Rob Tucci, MBA – Texas Halo Fund
Eric Richardson, PhD – Duke University
Paola Alvarez-Malo – Texas Children’s Hospital
Maria Oden, PhD – Rice University Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK)
Daniel DeSalvo, MD – Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
Siripoom McKay, MD – Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Houston / College Station Hub:
Ashok Gowda, PhD – Biotex
Ashutosh Sabharwal, PhD – Rice Engineering
Atul Varadhachary, MD, PhD – Fannin
John Criscione, MD, PhD – Texas A&M Engineering
Gerry Cote, PhD – Texas A&M Engineering
Robert Kroslowitz, CEO – Berlin Heart
Brian Lang – Impact Pediatric Health at SXSW
Brad Burke – Rice University
Deborah Mansfield
Dan Watkins – Mercury Fund
San Antonio/Austin Hub:
Mark Gilger, MD – Children’s Hospital of San Antonio / Baylor College of Medicine
Mark Boston, MD – Children’s Hospital of San Antonio / Baylor College of Medicine
Maria Pierce, MD – Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
Dallas Hub:
Craig Peters, MD – Children’s Health (Dallas Children’s) / UT Southwestern
Ann Fey, PhD – UT Dallas
Phoenix Hub:
Todd Abruzzo, MD – Phoenix Children’s
Elsa Abruzzo – Cygnus
Arkansas Hub:
Barry Brady, FACHE, CRA – Arkansas Children’s Research Institute