Ana Moreno is the founder and CEO of Navega Therapeutics. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Bioengineering Department at UCSD , where she spent the last four years developing the platform that enables Navega’s innovative approach.

Fernando obtained his PharmD degree at University of Granada and his PhD at University of Murcia. After postdoc training at UCSD and the Scripps, he leverages his pharmaceutical and industry background to provide medical oversight and strategic direction.

Prashant is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the UC San Diego. Research in his laboratory lies at the interface of basic science and technology development, towards enabling gene and cell based human therapeutics.

Tony is Professor in Anesthesiology and Pharmacology at UC San Diego (1988-present). His studies (> 850 papers) provide a basis for understanding the pharmacology of pain processing, focused on spinal systems and delivery of neuraxial therapeutics.

Marcus is a Professor at the New York University School of Medicine. His labs have focused on the development of novel tools to understand and engineer protein-DNA interactions. He has specifically concentrated on the development of zinc finger domains.

Randall E. Woods is a serial life science entrepreneur, pharmaceutical and biotechnology executive. Mr. Woods brings more than 40 years of experience to the biotech/pharmaceutical arena.

Dr. Wallace is Chair, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, UCSD. He diagnoses and treats all forms of pain, with a focus on chronic pain. He has extensive experience with spinal drug delivery to treat chronic pain.

Stephen Waxman is the Flaherty Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology at Yale. His research has made pivotal contributions in injury to the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, and he pinpointed Nav1.7 as a master controller of pain.