About VO-CRO: Our Team

LEADERSHIP TEAM

John Penn, PhD
Founder & Chief Scientific Officer

Taylor Smith, MACC
Chief Financial Officer & Study Lead

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM

Kyana Arellano
Lead Administrator

Mariana Gabi, PhD
Senior Project Manager

Issy Newkirk
Project Manager

RESEARCH TEAM

Rachel Jerrell
Lab Manager

Gary McCollum, PhD
Drug Formulation & Kinetics Lead

Rong Yang, MD
Ophthalmology & Microsurgery Lead

Reme Daniyan
Research Intern

Greta Galli
Research Assistant

Anna Gilmartin
Research Assistant

Nitya Kodali
Research Intern

Sophia Salgueiro
Research Intern