Emergence of Clinical Proteomics: Identifying and developing actionable protein biomarkers for use in clinical research

Todd Hembrough, PhD, President of Proteomics, NantOmics

Todd Hembrough, PhD is the President, Proteomics at NantOmics where he oversees R&D, operations, and the clinical proteomics laboratory. Todd obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Virginia, studying the role of proteinases in tumor growth and invasion. Prior to NantOmics, Todd was a leader of the translational oncology efforts at EntreMed, focusing on defining druggable molecular pathways and inventing new drugs to target these pathways. Todd later became the Chief Scientific Officer and Head of R&D at OncoPlex Diagnostics and Expression Pathology where he helped lead the development and commercial launch of the first quantitative proteomic assays performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.

Maryann Vogelsang, PhD, Manager, Assay Development, NantOmics

Maryann Vogelsang, PhD leads the assay development team, and drives the implementation and delivery of NantOmics’ mass spectrometry (MS)-based assay development pipeline for both R&D and clinical proteomics laboratories. Maryann earned her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to NantOmics, Maryann established a CLIA compliant laboratory that offered both ELISA- and MS-based clinical assays. She has over a decade of experience in translational medicine utilizing the mass spectrometry platform, and spent a significant part of her career as a scientist developing workflows that facilitate proteomics biomarker discovery and validation processes at the Thermo Fisher Scientific BRIMS Center.