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

Jazzmine Faust
Senior Project Manager

Issy Newkirk
Project Manager

Jeremy Staub
Senior Project Manager
RESEARCH TEAM

Gary McCollum, PhD
Drug Formulation & Kinetics Lead

Rong Yang, MD
Ophthalmology & Microsurgery Lead

Rachel Jerrell
Lab Manager

Ariana Jackson
Research Assistant

Juliana Olson
Research Assistant

Anna Gilmartin
Research Assistant
