About Us
Invented and developed by a world-class team of scientists in the lab of George Church, Ph.D., at the Wyss Institute of Harvard University, GCTx’s induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) programming platform, TFome™, integrates the latest advancements in synthetic biology, gene editing, cell engineering and machine learning to overcome the development and scaling complexities associated with cell therapy and improve patient access across a broad range of therapeutic areas.
Co-founders and Leadership Team
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![Headshot of Parastoo Khoshakhlagh, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.]()
Parastoo Khoshakhlagh, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
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![Headshot of Alex Ng, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer.]()
Alex Ng, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder
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![Headshot of Cory Smith, PhD, Head of Discovery Platforms & Scientific Co-Founder.]()
Cory Smith, Ph.D.
Head of Discovery Platforms & Scientific Co-Founder
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![Headshot of George Church, PhD, Co-founder of GC Therapeutics.]()
George Church, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
Board of Directors and Advisors
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![Headshot of Ray Kelleher, MD, PhD, Managing Director, Cormorant Asset Management.]()
Ray Kelleher, M.D., Ph.D.
Managing Director, Cormorant Asset Management
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![Headshot of Vineeta Agarwala MD, PhD, General Partner, a16z Bio + Health.]()
Vineeta Agarwala, M.D., Ph.D.
General Partner, a16z Bio + Health
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![Headshot of Alaa Halawa, MBA, Executive Director and Head of US Ventures, Mubadala Capital.]()
Alaa Halawa, MBA
Executive Director & Head of U.S. Ventures, Mubadala Capital
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![Headshot of John Maraganore, PhD, Founder and Former CEO, Alnylam.]()
John Maraganore, Ph.D.
Founder & Former CEO, Alnylam
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![Headshot of Steve Paul, MD, Former CEO, Karuna Therapeutics.]()
Steve Paul, M.D.
Former CEO, Karuna Therapeutics
GCTx Team
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![Headshot of Houssam Alosta, PhD, Director of Process Engineering.]()
Houssam Alosta, Ph.D.
Director of Process Engineering
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![Headshot of Brett Losen, Senior Operations Manager.]()
Brett Losen
Senior Operations Manager
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![Headshot of Katie Cabral, PhD, Senior Scientist II Team Lead.]()
Katie Cabral, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist II
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![Headshot of Shamsideen Ojelade, PhD, Senior Scientist II Team Lead.]()
Shamsideen Ojelade, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist II
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![Headshot of Qiaoqiao Wan PhD, Senior Scientist II Team Lead.]()
Qiaoqiao Wan, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist II
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![Headshot of Simon Joost, PhD, Senior Scientist II Team Lead.]()
Simon Joost, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist I
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![Headshot of Chih-Chao Yang, PhD, Senior Scientist II.]()
Chih-Chao Yang, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist II
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![Headshot of Mozhdeh Sojoodi, PhD, Senior Scientist I.]()
Mozhdeh Sojoodi, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist I
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![Headshot of Akbar Khalilpour, PhD, Scientist III.]()
Akbar Khalilpour, Ph.D.
Scientist III
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![Headshot of Hoang Le, PhD, Scientist III.]()
Hoang Le, Ph.D.
Scientist III
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![Headshot of Laëtitia Pinte, PhD, Scientist III.]()
Laëtitia Pinte, Ph.D.
Scientist III
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![Headshot of Iris Huo, MSc, Scientist III.]()
Iris Huo, M.Sc.
Scientist III
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![Headshot of Arafat Aljoufi, Ph.D. Scientist III.]()
Arafat Aljoufi, Ph.D.
Scientist III
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![Headshot of Jeremy Velazquez, PhD, Scientist II.]()
Jeremy Velazquez, Ph.D.
Scientist II
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![Headshot of Tyler Mertens, PhD, Scientist II.]()
Tyler Mertens, Ph.D.
Scientist II
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![Headshot of Nicole Arruda, Ph.D. Scientist II.]()
Nicole Arruda, Ph.D.
Scientist II
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![Headshot of Katie McCoy, MSc, Scientist I.]()
Katie McCoy, M.Sc.
Scientist I
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![Headshot of Patrick Carmody, PhDtem, Scientist I.]()
Patrick Carmody, Ph.D.
Scientist I
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![Headshot of Gabi Drummond, PhD, Scientist I.]()
Gabi Drummond, Ph.D.
Scientist I
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![Headshot of Nailia Mukhamedshina, MD, Associate Scientist.]()
Nailia Mukhamedshina, M.D.
Associate Scientist
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![Headshot of Muhan Li, MSc, Principal Research Associate.]()
Muhan Li, M.Sc.
Principal Research Associate
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![Headshot of Sukhada Mukte, MSc, Principal Research Associate.]()
Sukhada Mukte, M.Sc.
Principal Research Associate
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![Headshot of Tusneem Janoudi, Principal Research Associate]()
Tusneem Janoudi
Principal Research Associate
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![Headshot of Jui-Fan Hsu, M.Sc. Principal Research Associate]()
Jui-Fan Hsu, M.Sc.
Principal Research Associate
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![Headshot of Megan Fung, Senior Research Associate.]()
Megan Fung
Senior Research Associate
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![Headshot of Lucy Cucereavii, MSc, Research Associate II.]()
Lucy Cucereavii, M.Sc.
Research Associate II
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![Headshot of Kasey Minakin, Research Associate II.]()
Kasey Minakin
Research Associate II
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![Headshot of Susan Foster, Research Associate II.]()
Susan Foster
Research Associate II
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![Headshot of John Nixon, MSc, Research Associate II.]()
John Nixon, M.Sc.
Research Associate II
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![Headshot of Mitra Moridian, Operations Manager.]()
Mitra Moridian
Operations Manager
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![Headshot of Vivian Zou, Office and Culture Manager.]()
Vivian Zou
Office and Culture Manager
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![Headshot of Kiara Wilson]()
Kiara Wilson
Operations Coordinator
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![Headshot of Mark Zaki, MD, MBA, Medical Analyst.]()
Mark Zaki, M.D., MBA
Medical Analyst
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![Headshot of Emal Lesha, MD, Medical Analyst.]()
Emal Lesha, M.D.
Medical Analyst
Investors
