Global Operations Team

The African Centers of Excellence has a multidisciplinary team where each member presents a different profile and provides expert knowledge in area necessary to develop novel products, from ideas to market launch. We have a strong multidisciplinary team, with, many years of experience in bioinformatics, computational biology, and data science, ensuring that we can offer a full range of training, consulting, and collaboration services. Contact us if you have any question.

Maria Giovanni, Ph.D.
Maria Giovanni, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant in Data Science
Darrell Hurt, Ph.D.
Darrell Hurt, Ph.D.
Chief, Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch, NIAID
Chris Whalen
Chris Whalen
Program Lead, International Biomedical Research Support Program
Karlynn Noble
Karlynn Noble
Communications & Outreach Lead
Mariam QuiƱones, Ph.D.
Mariam QuiƱones, Ph.D.
Science Support Lead
Eric Boiter
Eric Boiter
Development Specialist
Victor Starr Kramer
Victor Starr Kramer
Visualization Technology Specialist
Phil Cruz, Ph.D.
Phil Cruz, Ph.D.
Computational Structural Biologist
Meghan McCarthy, Ph.D.
Meghan McCarthy, Ph.D.
3D Printing and Biovisualization
Richard Squires
Richard Squires
Computational Genomics Specialist