Our Leadership Team

Bob Snyder, Ph.D./MBA  

Bob is Cofounder and CEO at Proteios and has over 30 years’ experience in life science research and commercialization. He has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Bob previously held executive positions with Abbott Laboratories, Merck & Co., FEI Company, and Elsevier Science.

François Baneyx, Ph.D. 

François is Cofounder and Scientific Advisor at Proteios and is currently Charles W.H. Matthaei Professor of Chemical Engineering, Director of CoMotion, and Vice Provost for Innovation at the University of Washington. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas and is inventor of Proteios’ protein purification technology. 

Our team of scientists, researchers, and bioengineering experts share a common mission to drive breakthroughs that improve the lives of patients.

Meet the Team

  • Alessio Ligabue, Ph.D.

    Principal Scientist

  • Shanqiao Wei, Ph.D.

    Senior Scientist

  • Anjala Bulathge, Ph.D.

    Research Scientist

  • Katie B Williams

    Operations Manager

  • Ian Mount

    Research Associate II

  • Aaron Moranville

    Research Associate

  • Cherry Leung, M.S.

    Bioengineer

  • Spencer Uyematsu

    Computational Intern

Scientific Advisory Board

Andy Walker, Ph.D.

Cofounder, President & Chief Operating Officer, GentiBio

Marie-Andrée Forget, Ph.D.

 Principal Scientist, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center

Stefan Radtke, Ph.D.

Senior Staff Scientist - Kiem Lab, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Brian Till, M.D.

Associate Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Monica Thakar, M.D.

Medical Director, Inpatient BMT, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Cliona Rooney, Ph.D.

Director of Translational Research Laboratories, Baylor College of Medicine

Rutilio Clark, Ph.D.

Scientific Director, Just - Evotec Biologics

Erik Vernet, Ph.D.

Senior Director of External Partnerships & Emerging Technologies, Novo Nordisk

Rimas Orentas, Ph.D.

Scientific Director, Caring Cross, Inc.