Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Breitschwerdt is an internist and professor of medicine and infectious diseases at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a co-director of the Vector Borne Disease Diagnostic Laboratory which has been testing animals for vector borne infections, including Bartonella since 1984. With over 200 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Breitschwerdt is a internationally recognized leader in the area of Bartonella research, diagnosis, and treatment. As consequences, he has consulted widely upon an array of infectious diseases for many large companies in the veterinary diagnostics, therapeutic, and vaccine industries.
B. Robert Mozayeni, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Mozayeni is a Rheumatologist with graduate and post-graduate physician-scientist training from Albany Medical College, Yale University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the National Institutes of Health (NCI, NHLBI, and NIAMS). He is presently in private practice in Bethesda, MD where he specializes in chronic inflammatory diseases having rheumatic and neurovascular manifestations. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Translational Medicine Group where he has developed and commercialized software that supports data-driven methods to accelerate the evaluation and improvement of patient-centered care pathways. Under an ongoing research collaboration with Dr. Breitschwerdt, Dr. Mozayeni maintains an observational clinical evaluation of the significance of Bartonella infection in a cohort of several hundred human patients with otherwise unexplained chronic conditions. Clinical correlations between Bartonella species and various conditions are being determined as part of ongoing research which continues to redefine diagnostic and therapeutic options as dictated by clinical experience.
Ricardo Maggi, PhD
Scientific Technical Advisor and Lab Director
Dr. Maggi is a Galaxy co-founder. He holds a doctorate in molecular biology and is an Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. Dr. Maggi brings an exceptional and diverse background in molecular biology to Galaxy. He has played an integral role in the development of the proprietary diagnostic technology and is responsible for the transition of Bartonella testing from the NC State Vector Borne Disease Diagnostics Lab (VBDDL) to the Galaxy lab.
Amanda B. Elam, PhD
President
Dr. Elam is a Galaxy co-founder. Both an entrepreneur and scholar, she holds a doctorate in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has published extensively on the topic of business start-up. Her doctoral research on entrepreneurship has been recognized by the Academy of Management for innovative thought leadership. Priori to joining the Galaxy team, Dr. Elam recently completed two years of Postdoctoral Research at top-ranked schools of management and entrepreneurship, including the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia and Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Dr. Elam is currently a Lecturer in the department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at NC State University.
Gregory Hopper
Vice President of Marketing
Greg Hopper is a strategy and product marketing executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years experience in technology commercialization. He has successfully marketed technologies for corporate, university, and government clients. Greg has experience in both mature and emerging markets, and has a unique ability to bridge the technology and business worlds. He received his BSEE from Lafayette College, and a Masters of Entrepreneurship degree from WCU. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and an adjunct professor at Duke University.
Justin Augsburger
Laboratory Manager
Justin Augsburger is responsible for the operation of the Galaxy laboratory and running the EnrichmentPCR™ test. His prior experience includes work at biotech labs as well as the USDA, where he worked in the molecular testing lab. Justin is a graduate of North Carolina State University with degrees in Human Biology and Genetics.