Meet Our Experts
Naduparambil K. Jacob, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
Naduparambil K. Jacob, Ph.D.
Founder & Chief Scientist
A member of the OSUCCC – James Translational Therapeutic Program, Dr. Jacob is the co-inventor of two U.S. patents related to miRNA biomarkers for radiation biodosimetry and for monitoring bone-marrow reconstitution. His laboratory has received independent research funding from NIH, DOD and NASA. His research seeks to develop non-invasive blood/urine-based biodosimetry and therapeutic strategies for timeline intervention prior to expression of disease. His work also explores the development of novel/improved strategies for radiosensitization of cancer cells in an effort to protect normal cells and achieve a better therapeutic ratio. Dr. Jacob has helped develop and test several small molecules that inhibit surviving protein functions in the chromosomal passenger complex and its association with Aurora-B kinase, and he is testing the efficacy of these agents. Dr. Jacob has co-authored more than 25 articles appearing in well-known science journals such as Molecular Cell, Cancer Research, Radiation Research and Molecular Biology of the Cell. He has also shared his research in international presentations, including one at the Nuclear Medical Defense Conference in Munich.
Scott Barnes
Co-Founder & Directing Manager
Scott Barnes
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Barnes has over 30 years of experience in highly regulated industries, serving over 20 years in executive level leadership positions in medical devices, government contracting, and specialty product scaling. He is an expert in technology transfer and establishing product/market fit for emerging solutions, having held executive and key technology roles at several venture backed, high growth companies. Mr. Barnes has founded and operated companies based on the technology licenses of multiple universities and private research institutions. He has also provided assistance to distressed companies by addressing specific bottlenecks through licensing and introducing breakthrough technologies and solutions to alleviate identified deficiencies. Mr. Barnes holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Engineering Mechanics from The Ohio State University, where he supported Biomedical Engineering research focused on robotics/haptics. also taught biomechanics to orthopedic
surgery residents and ran research laboratories focused on clinical and sports medicine gait analysis as well as robotics/haptics.
Mario Morales
Vice President of Operations
Mario Morales
Director of Operations
Mr. Morales has spent the past ten years serving as a Signal Officer in the US Army, where he specialized in IT infrastructure, operational planning, and project management. Some of his assignments include working in the Special Operations community, providing logistics support across Afghanistan, and commanding a Recruiting Company in Southeastern Ohio. Mr. Morales holds an MA in Forensic Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a BA in Psychology from San Jose State University.
Stephanie Sookram
Administrative Coordinator
Stephanie Sookram
Administrative Coordinator
Mrs. Sookram is an experienced administrative coordinator who has served in managerial and lead administrative positions in the legal, industrial supplier, and healthcare industries. Mrs. Sookram holds a BS in Forensic Psychology from The City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice and an Associate Degree in Medicine from Penn State University.
Marc S. Mendonca, Ph.D.
Radiation SME
Marc S. Mendonca, Ph.D.
Radiation SME
Dr. Mendonca serves as the Director of Radiation and Cancer Biology in the Departments of Radiation Oncology and Medical & Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine, facilitating in vitro and in vivo studies involving the use of X-rays in biomedical and cancer research for members of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and the IU School of Medicine. He has extensive expertise in a wide variety of areas in ionizing radiation, cancer and molecular biology. Dr. Mendonca has over 30 years of experience in small animal radiation models. He was selected as the Editor-in-Chief of the respected international journal Radiation Research in January 2011. He currently serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at IUPUI. He holds a PhD in Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley.