Our team is the connection between your ideas and UB

Here is where differences become our strengths, where scientific and technological adventures transform into profitable ventures, and where bettering the world becomes our life’s work. A successful team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills; it's about finding a team who is passionate about helping you succeed and then working together to do it. Together, let's build something impactful.

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  • Asal Barem.

    Asal Barem

    Operations Manager, Baird

  • Peter Burakowski.

    Peter Burakowski

    Senior Associate Director, Startup Ventures

  • Timothy Dee

    Senior Associate Director, Technology Transfer

  • David Duplessis.

    David du Plessis

    Business Development Manager, Life Sciences

  • Michael Fowler

    Commercialization Manager

  • Michelle Friedman.

    Michelle Friedman

    Licensing Manager

  • Sara Goodman

    Associate Director for Operations & Facilities

  • Kathryn Helfer

    Associate Director, Resource Management

  • Smitha James

    Senior Associate Director, Life Sciences Programs

  • Ron Joab

    Building Operations Manager, CBLS

  • Stacey Johnson

    Director, Workforce and Economic Development

  • Tracy Krawczyk-Schiedel.

    Tracy Krawczyk-Schiedel

    Assistant Vice President for Communications, Marketing & Digital Operations

  • Rebecca Larson.

    Rebecca Larson

    Compliance and Marketing Manager

  • Adrian Levesque

    Industry Engagement and Visualization, Center for Computational Research

  • Shivana Lightman

    Senior Program Associate, Life Sciences Programs

  • Jennifer Mandina

    Senior Manager, Contracts

  • Tom Matheny

    Senior CRM Marketing Manager

  • Dan Miner.

    Daniel Miner

    Senior Manager, Program Administration

  • Hoda Moussa.

    Hoda Moussa

    Contracts Manager

  • Thomas Murdock

    Manager, Incubator Network

  • Norma Nowak

    Senior Advisor, Life Sciences

  • Debbie Oberg

    Senior Manager, Design, Digital & Brand

  • Mary Ognibene-Metz.

    Mary Ognibene-Metz

    Contracts Manager

  • Matthew Pelkey

    Program Director, Entrepreneurship Law Center

  • Olga Petrova

    Director, Innovation Initiatives

  • Diane Plinke

    Operations Associate

  • John Root.

    John Root

    Finance Associate

  • Candace Sena.

    Candace Sena

    Contracts Manager

  • Steven Shepler.

    Steven Shepler

    Finance & Grants Manager

  • Penelope Saidan.

    Penelope Shihab Saidan

    Executive Director for Innovation and Collaborative Ventures

  • Sandra Small

    Senior Manager of Science Education and Workforce Development

  • Per Stromhaug

    Senior Associate Vice President for Economic Development

  • Jessica Szklany.

    Jessica Szklany

    Associate Director of Marketing Communications

  • Sandra Talley.

    Sandra Talley

    Startup Program Assistant

  • Deanna Thames

    Senior Administrative Associate

  • David Thiemecke

    Senior Startup Success Manager

  • Penny Turrell

    Patent Paralegal & Compliance Specialist

  • Emma Vecellio

    Marketing Content & Writing Manager

  • Evan Witmer

    Licensing Manager

Our Extended Team

We work with accomplished scientists, experts, entrepreneurs and businesspeople who help us move innovations to impact.

Life & Health Sciences Advisory Board Manufacturing & Materials Advisory Board Entrepreneurs in Residence Seed Fund Advisory Board Accelerator Fund External Review Committee

Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences  |  Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences

Laura Crawford Senior Director, Drug Development, Orange Grove Bio.

Laura Crawford

Senior Director, Drug Development, Orange Grove Bio

Charles Jones.

Charles Jones

Senior Director, Commercial Strategy, Healthcare Innovation, Pfizer

Michael Norsen.

Michael Norsen

Vice President, Life Science & Head of Alexandria LaunchLabs-NYC

Carlos Pena.

Carlos Peña

Chief Regulatory Officer & Chief Quality Officer, The Jacobs Institute

Karuna Sharma.

Karuna Sharma

Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Antylia Scientific

Michael Smolinki.

Michael Smolinski

Vice President, Development and Scientific Operations, Veradermics

Stephen Tyrpak.

Stephen Tyrpak

Vice President, US Operations, PQE Group

Erica Wehling.

Erica Wehling

R&D Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific