Our Team

David received his BS in computational engineering science from the University of California, Berkeley. He has over 10 years of experience in designing and developing medical software applications and data pipelines for scientific analysis in radiotherapy, pharmacology, and biometrics.

Risigan graduated from North Carolina State University with a BS in Bioprocessing and Biomanufacturing. He continued at Georgetown University for his MS in Biotechnology. He brings to Xilis several years of laboratory experience in both academic and industry settings.

Michaela recently graduated from Campbell University where she pursued her degree in Biochemistry while competing on Campbell's track and cross-country team. Michaela strives to produce work that is both efficient and reliable, while maintaining a patient-oriented mindset.

Tim received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. With more than 10 years of experience developing scientific devices, he has also led scale-up and technology transfer in commercial biopharma.

Dan Nelson received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Virginia. He has over 14 years of experience in microfluidics and device development for clinical and forensic applications.

Sehwa received her BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her MS from Seoul National University. She has 5 years of experience in wet lab assay development and continuously improves laboratory processes at Xilis.

Kelly received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Cellular and Molecular Biology and has 10 years of experience in cell biology, immunology, and genomics. Kelly has extensive experience in assay development and optimization.

Amber received her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Kansas, with additional training from Stanford University. She specializes in developing next generation preclinical models and precision medicine pipelines. With over 10 years’ experience in cancer biology, Amber brings a proven track record in preclinical drug development and patient-derived organoid models to the Xilis team.

Benjamin received his BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from Clemson University. He is an expert and thought leader in the management of complex laboratory operations and strives for the highest levels of quality and efficiency.

Victoria graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in biomedical engineering. With tremendous industrial design expertise and experience, Victoria leads the product and technical aspects of device engineering at Xilis.