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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