OUR EXPERIENCED TEAM

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)

Vidya Venkatesh

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

Dean Sas

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)