Shalini Gupta, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
- Scientific Leader and IVD Expert (48 publications + 8 patents)
- Quit tenured faculty position at IIT Delhi India to start Asima Health in Canada
- Won National Award for research excellence by President of India (2020)
Theo deVos, Ph.D.
Clinical and Scientific Advisor
- Expert in DNA-based molecular diagnostics
- Led the first FDA-approved colorectal cancer screening blood test as a Senior VP of Clinical & Scientific Affairs and Operations at Epigenomics
Shahdeep Kaur, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Assay Development
- 10+ yrs R&D experience in cancer theranostics & nanoformulations
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from IIT Delhi (India) and Post doc from Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston (USA)
Commercialization Advisor
- Key opinion leader in precision medicine & healthtech
- Led commercialization & product management strategy at GRAIL, Exact Sciences & ThermoFisher Scientific.
Tina Mahmoudi, M.S.
Lead Engineer
- 4+ yrs of corporate experience in software and hardware development
- B.S. in Electrical & Biomedical Eng. from McMaster Univ. and M.S. in Biomedical Eng. from Univ of Toronto (Canada)
Arjun Sudarsan, Ph.D.
Product Advisor
- Expert in genomic platforms with extensive experience in innovation, product development, and scaling solutions for healthcare
- 10+ yrs corporate experience at Illumina, PacBio & Nicoya
John M. Abran, M.D.
Clinical and Scientific Advisor
- Thought leader in liquid biopsies and early cancer detection
- Led clinical strategy, trials, lab management and regulatory compliance to guide product development at Grail, Genomic Health & Exact Sciences
Business Advisor
- Led capital markets & corporate banking at RBC
- Clinical research experience in cancer biology & genetics at Canada’s top hospitals (Princess Margaret Cancer Center, SickKids)