Scientific Team

Apredica's scientific team all each have more than 10 years of drug-discovery experience. 80% of our scientific staff have Ph.D.s.

Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
President, Scientific Director, Co-Founder
Before founding Apredica, Dr. Katherine Tsaioun managed preclinical ADME Tox outsourcing and built in-house preclinical ADME Tox programs and teams at Mitotix/GPC Biotech, Surface Logix, and NitroMed. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tufts University, and completed post doc work at Harvard University. Following the acquisition of Apredica by Cyprotex, Dr. Tsaioun also serves as Cyprotex's Chief Scientific Officer.

Dr. Tsaioun is the author of ADMET for Medicinal Chemists: A Practical Guide, published by Wiley & Sons. She is a frequent speaker on ADME Tox at scientific conferences. She serves on the following boards:

• Scientific Advisory Board - Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
• Scientific Review Board - International Rett Syndrome Foundation
• Science Advisory Board - Safer Medicines Trust
• Board - Women Executives Advancing LifeSciences, Technology and Health - Boston Chapter

Robert Annand, Ph.D.
Director of Biology
15+ years in drug discovery at Parke-Davis, GPC Biotech, Surface Logix. Ph.D., Perdue University. NIH post doc.

Jon Gilbert
Director of Operations
10+ years in drug discovery at Schering-Plough, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Genome Therapeutics, and Altana Pharma.

Mary Jacewicz, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
20+ years in cell biology research at Tufts/New England Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital. Assay development at Transkaryotic Therapies (now Shire). Ph.D., Biology/Cell Biology, New York University.

Yuki Nakano, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
10+ years of drug discovery experience at Mitotix/GPC Biotech. Postdoctoral research at Washington University and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.

Jonathan Mein, Ph.D. Candidate
Scientific Intern
Mr. Mein is a Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University.

Administrative Team

Douglas Bates, M.S., M.B.A.
Chief Business Officer, Co-Founder
Before founding Apredica, Mr. Bates held roles in marketing management for Aquent, Nequity, Signet Bank, Providian, and The Franklin Mint. Mr. Bates holds an A.B. degree from Dartmouth College, an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship. Following the acquisition of Apredica by Cyprotex, Mr. Bates also serves as Cyprotex's Chief Marketing Officer.

Susanna Jones, J.D.
Finance Manager
Ms. Jones received her B.A. from The Ohio State University and her J.D. from New England Law - Boston. She is currently an M.B.A. candidate at Suffolk University.