Dr. Chinh Bach, Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Bach has over 25 years experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. He was with Syntex, Palo Alto for 14 years. Dr. Bach directed the DNA Synthesis, Sequencing and Molecular Biology lab before the Swiss pharmaceutical company, Roche, acquired Syntex. Chinh continued with Roche, Palo Alto for 9 more years before co-founding Consumer Genetics in 2006. Dr. Bach received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Ulm in Germany. He has a strong vision for emerging consumer genetic testing products, which include lifestyle, pharmacogenetics and cancer related disease management.

Bo Preising PhD, Chief Operating Officer

Bo has over 15 years experience establishing and growing companies in the high-tech and medical device industries. His past experience includes Vice President at Accuray Inc., CTO & SVP of Engineering for the WorkCard Company; CTO and VP of Sales and Marketing for OUR Scientific International; VP of New Business Development (R&D) for LifeChart Inc.; and Director of Life Sciences for DataSweep Inc.. Bo also managed the customer research program at Varian Medical Systems. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in biomedical engineering at UC Davis, specializing in surgical robotics and vision systems; and his B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from UC San Diego.

Preston Al Baeker, PhD, Director of Pharmacogenetics

Dr. Baecker is a veteran of 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry. Before joining Consumer Genetics Inc as Director of Pharmacogenetics, Dr. Baecker was instrumental in providing new, high-throughput procedures to aid in identification of IND candidates for Arete Therapeutics, a startup developing new treatments for hypertension. Prior to Arete, Dr. Baecker directed the identification and confirmation of novel drug targets for the Genitourinary Therapeutic Area (GU-TA) and headed a program in the CNS therapeutic area of the neurobiology business for Roche Palo Alto. Dr. Baecker has published more than 25-peer reviewed publications and is the co-inventor of numerous patents relating to protein synthesis.

Christina Mork, PhD, Laboratory Director

At Consumer Genetics, Dr. Christina Mork has been an instrumental part in the development of the Pink or Blue Early Gender Test. She refined the process for the most sophisticated detection of Y chromosomal fetal DNA in the maternal blood. Currently, she leads the development of new genetic tests to inform people desiring to improve their lifestyle.

Dr. Mork graduated from University of Washington with a B.S. degree in Biochemistry and joined the Cell and Molecular Biology Program at Boston University, where she completed a Ph.D. in microbiology. Her previous work includes studies in medical genetics, virology, and cancer cell biology.

Terry Carmichael, MS, VP - Marketing & Sales

Terry holds a Masters Degree in Molecular Medicine and Genetics from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Soon after completing his degree, Terry worked as a Technical Sales Specialist for QIAGEN, and moved on to work as a Product Manager for Bio-Rad Laboratories. In 1997, Terry founded the GeneTree DNA Testing Center, the first company to provide full-service, direct-to-consumer genetic testing. GeneTree was sold to Sorenson Genomics in 2001. For 6 years Terry was VP of Marketing & Sales for direct-to-consumer product lines at Sorenson Genomics, a high-throughput DNA sequencing and genotyping laboratory specializing in the development and commercialization of DNA testing services. While working for Sorenson Genomics, in 2007 Terry was credited with placing the first human DNA testing product, a Home DNA Paternity Test Collection Kit, on the shelf in two major retail drug stores, Rite Aid and Meijer. In 2003, Terry founded the Biotech Learning Institute, the first company to distribute single user eLearning licenses over the internet. The Biotech Learning Institute merged its ecommerce activities with GeneEd in 2006. Terry is currently working with Consumer Genetics to manage its brands, create a stronger web presence, and position the Pink or Blue Early Gender Test in the retail market.

Anna Vitebsky, BA, MA, Product Manager, Pharmacogenetics

Anna Vitebsky holds a BA degree in Biological Sciences from Cornell University, and an MA in Genetics and Development from Columbia University. She has 6 years of hands-on laboratory experience in a variety of disciplines such as molecular biology, cytogenetics, cancer genetics, and developmental biology. Before joining Consumer Genetics, Inc. as Associate Scientist she worked as a Clinical Trials Administrator for a startup medical device company, ClearCount Medical Solutions.

Michelle Hou, BS, MS, Quality Assurance Manager

Michelle Hou studied Biomedical Science in 2001 and obtained a BS in Medicine from Peking University, Beijing, in 2006. During this time she received a three year Basic Medicine Scholarship at Peking University. She obtained a Fellowship to attend University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she received her MS in Human Genetics in 2007. Her research interests include human genetics, genomics and pharmacogenomics. Specifically, she is interested in identification of genes involved in behavior and neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Cherylle Wilson, BS, MS, Product Manager, Forensic Division

Cherylle Wilson obtained a BS degree in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MS in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Florida. She has over 10 years of experience in the healthcare field - ranging from the clinical, academic and administrative aspect - locally and internationally. Institutions in which she has worked at include UCSF, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and Kaiser Permanente.

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