OUR TEAM
ROTHBERG CATALYZER
MAKERTHON PLANNING
COMMITTEE
VICTORIA BERENHOLZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
PENN HEALTH-HEALTH
VANESSA CHAN
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, UNDERGRADUATE CHAIR OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,
PENN ENGINEERING
SID DELIWALA
DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE LABS, PENN ENGINEERING
PETER BRUNO
EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY COORDINATOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MECHANICS, PENN ENGINEERING
GLORY DURHAM
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,
PENN HEALTH-TECH
SEVILE MANNICKAROTTU
DIRECTOR OF BIOENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES, PENN ENGINEERING
ANDREAS PAVLOU
COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT, PENN HEALTH-TECH
JESSY SYED
PROGRAMS ASSISTANT,
PENN HEALTH-TECH
LEADERSHIP AND
ADVISORS
Jonathan Rothberg, Ph.D.
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, 4Catalyzer
Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine
Vijay Kumar, Ph.D.
Nemirovsky Family Dean, Penn Engineering and Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Jon Epstein, MD
Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer
William Wikoff Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Research
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Ben Rosenbluth
Research Scientist, 4Catalyzer
PENN HEALTH-TECH
Insup Lee, Ph.D.
CO-Director, Penn Health-Tech
Cecilia Fitler Moore Professor in Computer and Information Science
Director, PRECISE Center
Brian Litt, MD
CO-Director, Penn Health-Tech
Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Bioengineering
Director, University of Pennsylvania Epilepsy Center
Attending Neurologist
Mark Turco, MD
Chief Innovation Officer, Penn Health-Tech
Chief Innovation and Corporate Outreach Officer, Penn Center for Innovation
Victoria, Berenholz, MBA
Executive Director, Penn Health-Tech
Glory Durham, MPH
Associate Director, Penn Health-Tech
Andreas Pavlou
Communications Assistant, Penn Health-Tech
Jessy Syed
Programs Assistant, Penn Health-Tech
JUDGES
Det Ansinn
President and Founder
BrickSimple LLC
Mohan Balachandran, MA, MS
Chief Operating Officer, Way to Health
Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation
University of Pennsylvania
Liz Bales, VMD
Founder, Doc and Phoebe's Cat Company
Inventor, The Indoor Hunting Feeder
Jordana Barmish, DPT, MBA
Assistant Director
PCI Ventures
University of Pennsylvania
Joan Davitt, MLSP, MSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair of Aging Specialization
Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar
University of Maryland
Craig Kenesky, JD, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Associate
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,
University of Pennsylvania Health System
David Monnerat
Senior Director of AI Product
Comcast
Godfrey Nazareth, MS
President and CEO
X-Biomedical, Inc.
Ben Rosenbluth
Research Scientist, 4Catalyzer
Sasha Schrode, MBA
President and CEO
Greppo Technologies
Andrew Song
Senior Director of Customer Experience in Technology & Product
Comcast
Laureen Tavolaro-Ryley, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Professor of Nursing, Community College of Philadelphia
Mark Turco, MD
Chief Innovation Officer, Penn Health-Tech
Chief Innovation and Corporate Outreach Officer, Penn Center for Innovation
Sangeeta Vohra, Ph.D.
Director of Integration
The Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program
University of Pennsylvania
Ethan Wergelis-Issascon
Program Manager of Dream-It HealthTech
Dream-It Ventures
Brianna Wronko
CEO and Founder
Group K Diagnostics
MENTORS
Ari D. Brooks, MD
Director of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery,
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Pam Cacchione, MSN, PH.D.
Term Chair, Gerontological Nursing
Associate Professor, Geropsychiatric Nursing
Penn Nursing
Isaac Chen, MD
Assistant Professor Of Neurosurgery
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Sid Deliwala, Ph.D.
Director of Electrical and Systems Engineering Labs,
Penn Engineering
George Demiris, Ph.D.
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Penn Nursing
Helge Hartung, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Attending Physician
Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure Center and the Division of Hematology
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Sevile Mannickarottu
Director of Bioengineering Instructional Laboratories,
Penn Engineering
Alexandra Marquez, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Fellow,
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Brian Park, MD, MS
Radiology Resident, Research Track
Penn Medicine
Nikita Patel, PT
Temple University
James Pikul, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Penn Engineering
Mohit Prajapati, MSc, MBA
Director of R&D, Strategy, and Operations,
Penn Medicine Center for Heath Care Innovation
Jordan Raney, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Penn Engineering
Neil Ray, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident, Penn Medicine
Sarah Rottenberg
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Executive Director, IPD Program
Kevin T Turner, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Group Chair, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Penn Engineering
Jim Weimer, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science
Penn Engineering
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Design Studio 1: Design Thinking and User Experience
Dan Whitzer
Innovation Analyst
Independence Blue Cross
Panel Guests
Ari Brooks, MD
Issac Chen, MD
Helge D Hartung, MD
Alexandra Marquez, MD
Flaura Winston, MD, Ph.D.
Design Studio 2: Prototyping and Safety
Eric Sugalski
President, Smithwise
Special Guests
Jordan Raney, Ph.D.
Kevin Turner, Ph.D.
Mohit Prajapati, MSc, MBA
Sevile Mannickarottu
Peter Bruno
Hal Paver
Design Studio 3: Roadmapping Team Success
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