Who We Are

About SPARK

Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD

Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD

Director of The Spark Translational Research Program / The George D. Smith Professor In Translational Medicine

Kevin Grimes, MD

Kevin Grimes, MD

Co-Director of The Spark Translational Research Program / Professor Of Chemical & Systems Biology

Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD

Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD

Associate Director of SPARK at Stanford Assistant Professor, Otology & Neurotology

Stephen Kargotich, PhD, LLB, MBA

Stephen Kargotich, PhD, LLB, MBA

Executive Director, SPARK Global

Kathy Johnson

Kathy Johnson

Executive Assistant to the Co-Directors of SPARK Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD & Kevin V. Grimes, MD

Gretchen Ehrenkaufer, PhD

Gretchen Ehrenkaufer, PhD

Program Manager

Rieko Yajima, PhD

Rieko Yajima, PhD

Director of Drug Discovery Innovation and Program Manager

Jeewon Kim, PhD, MBA

Jeewon Kim, PhD, MBA

Associate Director of Business Development, Program Manager

Mary Romeo

Mary Romeo

Social Media Content Writer

Steven R. Schow, PhD

Steven R. Schow, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Chemical and Systems Biology Advisor, SPARK Translational Research Program