Team

Business Leader Team

CEO, Chief Science Officer & Founder

Craig S. Atwood, Ph.D

Chief Business Development Officer
Victor L. Mohoney

Director of Financial Operations
Liana Loos-Austin, M.S.

CEO, Chief Science Officer & Founder

Craig S. Atwood, Ph.D

Dr. Atwood has 30 years experience in drug and biologic development in the biopharmaceutical industry and is a widely acknowledged authority regarding the neuroendocrinology of aging and Alzheimer’s disease. He has held positions at National Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Chief Medical Officer

George YU, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Yu is a urological surgeon based in Annapolis, Maryland and Washington, DC (Aegis Medical and Research Associates) and a Professor of Urology at the George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Yu’s research and clinic focuses on strategies to rebalance sex hormones to promote healthy aging.

Chief Marketing Officer

Jiwon Paik

Ms. Paik has over 20 years of experience in product development and sourcing in the apparel industry. She has led large teams and managed divisions in excess of $400M for companies including Lands’ End, Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic and J.Crew.

Chief Business Development Officer

Victor L. Mohoney

Chief Business Development Officer. Mr. Mohoney has over 35 years of experience in capital formation, is a founder of Manitou Consulting Services, LLC, and Tumalo Holdings, LLC, and has $500 million raise experience in private debt and equity.

Director of Financial Operations

Liana Loos-Austin, M.S.

Ms. Loos-Austin studied Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before transitioning to sales and marketing positions and then becoming the Director of Financial Operations at JangoBio and she serves as Chief Operating Officer of JangoCell, the animal CRO and JangoDx. She has over 30 years of experience with forecasting, pricing, budgeting, and contract negotiations with direct-to-consumer, business-to-business, and e-commerce, focusing on product development and comprehensive processes. Her background and diverse skill set reinforces and supports the ongoing expansion, management, and distribution of biotech products and solutions.

Scientific Leader Team

Sivan Meethal, M.Sc., Ph.D

Director of Product Development

Sivan Meethal, M.Sc., Ph.D. heads up research and development at JangoBio. He is a trained biochemist with expertise in endocrinology and cell cycle biology and has over 30 years of bench research experience, including cell culture (embryonic and adult stem cells, transformed cell lines), sex hormone analyses, morphology, immunofluorescent and immunoblot analyses, and molecular biology techniques required for this project. He oversees all aspects of cell product development, from generation of biologics, to testing of function in vitro and in vivo.

Steve Tardif, M.S., Ph.D.

Director of JangoPet

Steve Tardif, M.S., Ph.D. is Director of JangoPet and Director of Reproductive Biology at JangoBio. He has over 30 years of research and product-development experience in the fields of molecular biology, gamete physiology, reproductive biology, and in vitro fertilization (in several species). He studied auto-immune diseases involving regulatory T-cells and the molecular mechanisms implicated in gamete recognition and activation during fertilization.

Lisa Krugner-Higby, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACLAM

Veterinarian

Lisa Krugner-Higby, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACLAM is a Research Animal Veterinarian at the Research Animal Resources Center, and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Krugner-Higby has 30 years of veterinary surgery experience and direct program authority and responsibility for our animal care and use program.

Board of Directors

Craig S. Atwood, Ph.D.

Chairman of the Board/CEO

Bill Kohl

Board Member

Richard Bowen, M.D.

Board Member

Bob Cramer, Ph.D.

Board Member

Victor Mohoney

Board Member

Michael Foley, M.D.

Board Member