Leadership Team
The Pacific northwest bioMedical Innovation Co-laboratory (PMedIC) leadership team is made up of PNNL and OHSU representatives. The leadership team establishes the mission of PMedIC and sets a strategic plan to track the success, challenges and research opportunities, and progress of the research partnership.
The PMedIC leadership team also acts as a clearinghouse of information for researchers, matching them to subject matter experts at both OHSU and PNNL. The team also assists in matching researchers at both PNNL and OHSU for the development of joint proposals, helps investigators identify sources of funding for pilot projects, and assists with proposal management.
Leadership team
Josh Adkins, Ph.D.
PMedIC Co-Director (PNNL)
PNNL Laboratory Fellow and HHS Sector Manager in the Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Affiliate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering OHSU
Joshua Adkins is a trained biochemist with extensive research in multi-omics studies within the Biological Sciences Division
Jamie Lo, M.D., M.C.R.
PMedIC Co-Director (OHSU)
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Urology
Oregon Health & Science University
Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences
Oregon National Primate Research Center
Jamie Lo is a physician researcher focused on reproductive health and developmental origins of health and disease.
Jason McDermott, Ph.D.
PMedIC Education Outreach Coordinator
Chief Computational Biologist, Computational Biology Group
Biological Sciences Division
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jason McDermott has a joint appointment with the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU.
In PMedIC, he works to provide educational opportunities and build stronger connections with students, post-docs, and staff.
Ryan Steel, Ph.D.
Senior Alliance Manager
Collaborations & Entrepreneurship
Oregon Health & Science University
Ryan Steel advocates for utilization of PNNL capabilities to OHSU researchers and connects research teams where these capabilities and research priorities overlap.
He has a research background of more than 10 years focused on infectious diseases, drug discovery, vascular malformations, neurobiology and immunology.
Ronn Leon, Ph.D.
Alliance Manager
Collaborations & Entrepreneurship
Oregon Health & Science University
Ronn Leon has an extensive background in cancer biology and molecular biology and works closely with OHSU faculty and other members of the OHSU community to maximize the value and success of PNNL collaborations.
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