Rodney Chan, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Board Chair
Dr. Rodney Chan is co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at the Metis Foundation. As an active investigator who has worked many years within a federal laboratory, Dr. Chan...
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Anders Carlsson, PhD
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Anders Carlsson is a Co-Founder of the Metis Foundation where serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Science Officer. He oversees all day to day operations of...
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Prabh Grewal, DDS
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Prabh Grewal is one of the Founding members of the Foundation. He's been instrumental in our efforts to simplify military medical research for the benefit of our service...
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Michael Davis, MD, Col (ret)
Chief Strategy Officer
Colonel (ret) Davis received his medical doctorate (MD) from the Uniformed Services University with post-graduate education/ board certification in General Surgery as well...
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Rachelle Mainard, JD, MBA, CRA
Business Development & Legal Advisor
Ms. Rachelle Mainard is an accomplished executive administrator and leading authority on healthcare and research administration, organizational leadership, and strategic planning...
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Richard Ma, MD
Board member
Dr. Richard Ma is a dedicated member of the Metis Foundation's board. As a primary care physician deeply involved in the healthcare sector, he brings a wealth of knowledge...
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Noor Obaidi, MD, PhD
Senior VP Of Regulatory & Scientific Affairs
Dr. Noor Obaidi serves as Sr. Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at the Metis Foundation. In this role, she oversees developing of new research programs and...
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Marlene Barrera, MBA
Senior VP of Financial Services
Marlene Barrera has been the Sr.Vice President of Financial Services at The Metis Foundation for the past 6 years specializing in the finance and operations department. Marlene...
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Samantha Saldana, BA
Sr. Grants & Contracts Manager
My name is Samantha Saldaña. I have a strong background in grants and contracts management, serving as a Senior Grants & Contracts Manager at the Metis Foundation since 2016....
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Shiv Lala, BS
Pre Award Research Manager
In 2021, Mr. Shiv Lala joined the Metis Foundation as a pre-award research specialist, where he interacts daily with researchers and investigators to enhance the proposal...
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Cassandra Tello, BS, SHRM-CP
HR Manager
Cassandra Tello is a Human Resources Specialist at the Metis Foundation with experience in both Profit and Non-Profit Sectors dealing with Human Resources, Accounting, and...
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Camryn Ned, BA
Procurement Specialist
Camryn Ned is a Procurement Specialist at The Metis Foundation with two plus years’ experience providing educational support to Principal Investigators for their research...
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Kevin Arias, MBA
Procurement Specialist
Kevin Arias is a procurement specialist for The Metis Foundation. Kevin assists programs with their purchasing and travel needs for their projects along with bookkeeping of...
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Crystal Jaco, MSc
Grants & Contracts Assistant Manager
Crystal Jaco is the Grants & Contracts Assistant Manager at Metis Foundation with over 13 years of experience in non-profit and grants & program management. A San Antonio...
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Selom Kalin-Samlan, BA
Human Resources Generalist
Selom Kalin-Samlan is a Human Resources Generalist at the Metis Foundation with over 2 years of experience supporting the evolution of HR practices and objectives in the private...
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Kevin K Chung, MD, FCCM, FACP - Colonel, U.S. Army Retired
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Kevin Chung, a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, is a renowned expert in multi-organ support and extracorporeal therapies. Dr. Chung is an advisory board member at the...
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Ret. COL David Baer, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. David Baer is an advisory board member at the Metis Foundation. He brings his extensive research experience to support the mission of advancing military medical research....
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Advanced Lifesaving and Emergency Research Team (ALERT)
Together, along with strong team of research coordinators and research associates, they lead multicenter preclinical and clinical investigations seeking to improve how the...
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Cancer Vaccine Development Program (CVDP)
The Cancer Vaccine Development Program (CVDP) was founded and directed since its inception in 2000 by COL George E Peoples, MD, FACS. In 2014, Dr. Peoples retired from the...
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Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research program (MiCOR)
The Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research program (MiCOR) is located at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. MiCOR is a multidisciplinary...
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Operational Medicine Artificial Intelligence (OpMedAI)
The operational medicine artificial intelligence (OpMedAI) network brings together clinical experts and technology development teams that aim to automate processes to maximize...
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Quality Skin Collaborative for Advanced Skin Regeneration/ Reconstruction (QSCARR)
The mission of this program is to restore skin function after its loss as a result of burn, trauma, or surgery. Traditional skin replacement options incur donor morbidity...
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Restorative Endeavor for Service members Through Optimization of Reconstruction (RESTOR)
Holistic restoration of complex devastating battlefield injuries with rapidly advancing and proven technologies and therapies that renew, regenerate, repair, reconstruct,...
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USAISR Burn Resuscitation Research Laboratory
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Resuscitation Research Laboratory studies life-threatening burns, with a special emphasis on enabling low-volume fluid resuscitation...
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Ret. COL David Baer, PhD
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. David Baer is an advisory board member at the Metis Foundation. He brings his extensive research experience to support the mission of advancing military medical research....
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Kevin K Chung, MD, FCCM, FACP - Colonel, U.S. Army Retired
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Kevin Chung, a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, is a renowned expert in multi-organ support and extracorporeal therapies. Dr. Chung is an advisory board member at the...
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Marisa Martinez, MPA
Grants & Contracts Assistant Manager
Marisa Martinez joined the Metis Foundation team in 2024. She has 5+ years in nonprofit management experience with a concentration in grant administration and award management...
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Nickolay (Nicky) Trucios, BS
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Nicky is an experienced HR professional with a background in accounting and human resources, currently serving as an HR Associate with The Metis Foundation. She specializes...
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Sophia De Mendoza, BS
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Ms. Sophia De Mendoza joined the Metis Foundation as a Pre-Award Research Specialist in January 2025. In her position, Sophia supports the preparation and submission of research...
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Victoria Diaz, RN, BSN
Director of Clinical Research Compliance | QSCARR Program Manager
Ms. Victoria Diaz began her healthcare career as an Army medic, gaining a strong foundation in patient care, adaptability, and clinical decision-making. Through military training,...
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Autumn Mains, MSN, RN
Director of Clinical Operations, MiCOR Program
Autumn Mains serves as the Director of Clinical Operations for the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) Program located at Uniformed Services University in Bethesda,...
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