Team: Meet Our Staff Experts And Their Stories

Wendy provides leadership and oversight to the global activities and timelines related to precision medicine for sponsoring clinical trials and research and development projects. Background Wendy obtained her PhD in Immunology at the University of Western Ontario and completed a Post-doctoral fellowship in Personalized Medicine focused on optimizing treatment strategies for oncology and inflammatory bowel… Continue reading Wendy Teft

Summary Cenit’s primary focus is to manage the project lifecycle of AcelaBio’s studies/projects by implementing templates and tools that encourage efficiency and collaboration with AcelaBio’s partners and clients. Background Cenit completed her undergraduate studies from the University of California San Diego and holds a Bachelor in International Studies. Prior to starting AcelaBio, Cenit worked in… Continue reading Cenit Wong

Summary Gaby supports the team with specimen handling, accessioning, processing, archiving and routine preparation of slides, and assists in laboratory instrumentation, maintenance, and cleanliness. Additionally, she helps in office related administrative tasks, shipping, and ordering. Background Gaby has 6 years of experience working in a laboratory environment, previously 5.5 years at Millennium Health. During her… Continue reading Gaby Torres

Summary Sam supports the team with general histology tasks including, but not limited to, grossing, tissue processing, paraffin embedding, microtomy, staining with hematoxylin & eosin (H&E), immunohistochemistry (IHC), special stains, and digital whole-slide imaging. Background Sam earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Saint Vincent College and has over seven years of histology experience,… Continue reading Sam Angely

Summary Dr. Xianyong (Sean) Gui, MD, FCAP, FASCP is the primary pathology contact to represent AcelaBio’s pathology perspective. He is responsible for providing scientific and medical leadership for the development, validation, and operationalization of anatomic and molecular pathology services in the AcelaBio laboratory, including selection and design of assays to identify biomarkers for a drug… Continue reading Sean Gui

Summary Nick’s role covers a wide range of responsibilities in the lab, including accessioning, grossing, processing, and embedding gastrointestinal tissue, in addition to specimen sectioning, slide preparation, and subsequent application of hematoxylin & eosin (H&E), immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), in-situ hybridization (ISH), and special staining protocols.  Currently, Nick is also tasked with establishing AcelaBio as… Continue reading Nick Anderson

Summary Dawn engages in all phases of the histology workflow including, but not limited to. grossing, tissue processing, paraffin embedding, microtomy, staining with hematoxylin & eosin (H&E), immunohistochemistry (IHC), special stains, and digital whole-slide imaging. Background Dawn has over 18 years of histology experience, most recently as a histotechnician at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas,… Continue reading Dawn Lutton

Summary Iryna Borzilova is responsible for leading AcelaBio’s business growth and marketing strategy within the clinical and precision medicine research space, along with establishing and managing strategic partner relations. She drives the organization’s brand recognition and new market value proposition. Background Iryna has over 7 years of business development experience in progressive roles. Before joining… Continue reading Iryna Borzilova

Summary Jen engages in all technical aspects of the histopathology workflow from start to finish, including grossing, tissue processing, paraffin embedding, microtomy, routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Immunohistochemistry (IHC)/special staining, and digital whole-slide imaging. Background Jen earned her Bachelor of Arts in biology from UNC Charlotte, then completed her post-baccalaureate training in histology at… Continue reading Jen Simmonds

Summary Vicky provides support in the histology laboratory, specifically tasks related to specimen handling, accessioning, processing, scanning archiving and routine preparation of microscopic slides as well as support in maintaining laboratory instrumentation and ensure cleanliness. Additional to laboratory tasks, Vicky assists with office related administrative responsibilities including but not limited to, upkeep of documentation, ordering… Continue reading Vicky Lor

Summary Pamela is responsible for maintaining and managing the laboratory and staff in a CLIA/CAP accredited environment. She also supports validation of various histological procedures for implementation in the laboratory and will communicate and provide high quality data for our clientele in histopathology. In addition, Pamela will assess new technologies to drive innovation in the… Continue reading Pamela Vizcarra