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Irene Gabashvili

Accomplished professional with over 15 years’ experience in biomedical industry and academia. Founder of Aurametrix.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~igabashvili/site/
Industries: Biotech, Computing, Food and Drink, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Mobile, Nanotech
Skills: Business, C/C++, Databases, Django, Editing, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Fiction, HTML / CSS, Java, Javascript, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Perl, PHP, Python, Russian, Software Engineering, SQL, Web Development, Writing
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
Groups: Women 2.0
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Investing in projects, Mentoring, Partnering with other groups, Patenting my idea, Promoting my startups, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: analytics, Biotechnology, data connectivity, dietetics, food allergies and intolerances, gastrointestinal disorders, health 3.0, health 4.0, Health care, metabolic deficiencies, metabolomics, metabotyping, molecular diagnostics, nanotechnology, semantic web, visualization, web 3.0
Schools: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Texas System - Health Science Center-San Antonio

FEATURED STARTUP

Aurametrix

Aurametrix Aurametrix

developing next generation technologies for a healthier world

  • Startup type: Company
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Prototyping

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Aurametrix
Position: Founder
Time period: January 2009 - Present
Description: - Next Generation Health Care Solution Shop, facilitated-network; MDx technology, semantic data integration, analytics, market research, patents, business plan, grants, team building.

Employer: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Position: Adjunct Professor
Time period: January 2006 - Present
Description: Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Biotechnology Program (MBT); Software and Database Development Programs and Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Technology (BMET)
- Taught & supervised projects in bioinformatics, biostatistics, machine learning, Unix/Linux, shell scripting, Perl/Bioperl, Java/Biojava, C, Matlab, R/S+, SAS, DBMS, PACS/DICOM, HL7, LIMS, HIPAA, CFR, ICH, QSR, ISO, IND to NDA, regulatory requirements/standards, genomic, proteomic, chemical, databases, software tools, clinical trials, nanotechnology, etc
- Developed new courses, labs, quizzes, threaded discussions and other online learning tools.

Employer: Harvard, Ingenuity Systems, etc
Position: Advisor
Time period: January 2006 - December 2008
Description: - Developed strategies to guide data analysis, pre-clinical and clinical studies, computing and storage solutions, design of studies and platforms, grants, marketing, custom and commercial microarrays, sequence analysis, cDNA libraries, PCR, drug targets, data management
- Created plans for mapping and statistical analysis of IVT and exon expression, ncRNA, genotyping, proteomics, metabolomics, PCR assays, next gen. seq. data, biomarker selection.
- Directed agile projects and cross-functional teams for software & DB feature development, product integration with new technology platforms & 3rd party algorithms, workflows, content, ontology, GUI, data mining & visual analytics algorithms, pathway analysis, data exchange formats, refactoring, KB/DB optimization,
- Established procedures for test, documentation and verification, agile SDLC, quality measurement, requirements, unit testing, user acceptance testing, test automation (SQA, QC).

Employer: Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA
Position: Sr. Res. Scientist & Technical Lead of Computational Biosciences, HP Labs
Time period: January 2003 - December 2006
Description: - Built teams and directed innovation, developed content for patents.
- As a key member of joint teams, provided technical and scientific expertise that increased customer satisfaction (IT, sequencing, HT tech, data management/storage infrastructures, etc).
- Increased HP visibility through interviews, grants, patents, publications and presentations.
- Explored investment and sponsorship opportunities with over 25 customers and prospects as part of strategic planning, business development and sales efforts.

Employer: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Position: Visiting Scientist
Time period: January 2001 - December 2003
Description: Visiting Scientist at Section on Biomedical Informatics, Departments of Medicine and Genetics
- Performed research & development in the area of knowledge management, assesment of biological, technical and method variability, bioinformatics of ncRNA, SNPs, molecular modeling, information integration and visualization, computer simulation; supervised students

Employer: Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY
Position: Research Scientist, NYS Department of Health
Time period: January 1997 - December 2001
Description: - Research and application of sophisticated imaging techniques, DSP, X-ray/NMR-guided molecular modelling, classification of heterogeneous data, biological variability
- Developed a database of rRNA and proteins, antibiotics, optimized software.

Employer: University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Time period: January 1995 - December 1997
Description: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, Health Science Center
- R&D in environmental microbiology, viral infection, state-of-the-art electrophoresis, separations, microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, data analysis.

Employer: Institute of Genetic Ecology, DOH, Tbilisi, Georgia
Position: Lab Director
Time period: January 1992 - December 1995
Description: Lab Director, Computational biology and medical informatics
- Managed programs in genetic epidemiology, modeling, computer simulation, expert systems

EDUCATION

University: Stanford University
Degree: Biomedical informatics, General Internal Medicine

University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degree: Physics and Mathematics, Biophysics (http://www.physics.nyu.edu/Grosberg/), PhD

University: University of Texas System - Health Science Center-San Antonio
Degree: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Microbiology

PUBLICATIONS

Irene's Startups (1)

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  • Aurametrix

    developing next generation technologies for a healthier world

Irene is Following (5)

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  • Kringle, A Corporation Sole

    Kringle, A Corporation Sole is a cleantech startup changing the world through design and implementation of Earth-scale environmental filtration systems (TerraFilters), using the application of process improvement and change management methodology.

  • Seduberry - the fruit of seduction

    Seduberries - More exotic and beautiful than roses, sweeter and healthier than chocolate

  • MedicalPlexus

    An interactive web 2.0 professional network exclusively for physicians, researchers, and medical students to share clinical insights and user-generated content that may facilitate collaboration and advance medical knowledge.

  • FoodCalc

    FoodCalc develops and designs online solutions to food manufacturers, restaurants, dieticians, chefs and various recipe professionals

Irene's Contacts (4)

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  • Bradley Greenwood

    Over twelve years of experience in the corporate environment and start-ups. Currently working as Director, Web Development at AcrossCut Media.

  • Sasha Sergeev

    Entrepreneur. Innovator. Inventor.

  • Igor Shekhtman

    Computer and Information Science graduate from Cleveland State University. Currently working as Chief Operating Officer at Clipta, Incorporated.

  • Keerthi Kadam

    CEO of R8click, Inc. looking for investors.