About Joel

Scientist, Entrepreneur, and Consultant

My expertise sits at the intersection of in vivo cell therapy, immunology, and translational medicine.

I completed my PhD in Dr. Jonathan Epstein’s laboratory at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. I then joined Dr. Marcus Buggert as a postdoctoral fellow at the Karolinska Institutet, investigating tissue-level human immunology.

My research focuses on engineering the next generation of immunotherapies to treat heart failure, fibrosis, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. I strive to build advanced therapies that are not only safe and effective, but broadly accessible to the patients who need them.

As a consultant, I help companies turn promising biological insights into transformative medicines.

Outside of the lab, I’m an avid birdwatcher, aspiring chef, and devoted husband and cat dad.

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Developmental Biology at Seattle Children’s Research Institute

2015

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Biochemistry at Washington University in St. Louis


2016 – 2018

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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology at University of Pennsylvania

2018 – 2023

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Center for Infectious Medicine at Karolinska Institutet

2023 – 2025

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