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
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
| Articles: | http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=gabashvili&hl=en&...
http://www.biomedexperts.com/Profile.bme/433917/Irene_S_G... https://www.nextbio.com/b/mynb/profile.nb?profileId=2151 |
| Papers: | Over 50 PUBLICATIONS: http://home.comcast.net/~igabashvili/pubs.html Impact factor: >600. COURSES: BIOL221T, BMET435, BMI310, BMI315, BMI325, BMI214, BIOL3437, BIOL357, etc
Over 30 Invited talks: http://home.comcast.net/~igabashvili/talks.htm |
Irene's Startups (1)
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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.
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Seduberry - the fruit of seduction
Seduberries - More exotic and beautiful than roses, sweeter and healthier than chocolate
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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.
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FoodCalc
FoodCalc develops and designs online solutions to food manufacturers, restaurants, dieticians, chefs and various recipe professionals
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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.
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Sasha Sergeev
Entrepreneur. Innovator. Inventor.
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Igor Shekhtman
Computer and Information Science graduate from Cleveland State University. Currently working as Chief Operating Officer at Clipta, Incorporated.
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Keerthi Kadam
CEO of R8click, Inc. looking for investors.