Meet the Team

Building on the foundational work at UC San Diego by Melio’s co-founders, we have grown into a high-performing and inventive team, pulling together expertise across both engineering and life sciences.

MRIDU SINHA, PHD
MRIDU SINHA, PHDFounder & CEO
Mridu has an extensive background in both bioengineering and electrical engineering; as well as training in clinical implementation science with industry experience in medical devices. Melio was brought about through her PhD thesis work, which was named ‘Best PhD Thesis’ by UCSD. Mridu also developed a newborn screening web tool, currently being used in California hospitals.
CLAUDE BENCHIMOL, PHD
CLAUDE BENCHIMOL, PHDCOO
Claude has over 40 years of experience in life-saving medical technology development. He has held senior executive roles at GE and Life Technologies, with expertise in medical technology innovation and commercialization. Claude led the development of over 70 FDA-approved products involving CT, MRI, and ultrasound scanner technologies; as well as digital mammography technology and life science genomics devices and reagents.
LUC BOUSSE, PHD
LUC BOUSSE, PHDSenior Director of Microfluidics and Systems Integration
Luc is an innovation-driven inventor with 72 issued US patents, and 61 published US patent applications. He is a leader in digital microfluidics and microfabrication
technology with a record of multiple commercially successful endeavors including startups such as QuantaLife (Biorad), Caliper (Agilent Bioanalyzer), Wako, Intabio (SCIEX)
 CLARE FASCHING, PHD
CLARE FASCHING, PHDDirector Assay Development
Seasoned molecular biologist, with over ten years of expertise, actively engaged in the advancement of diagnostic assays and technology transfer in diverse roles. She is experienced in IVD verification, analytical validation studies and technology transfer to CLIA laboratory and clinical settings.
KE-CHIH LIN, PHD
KE-CHIH LIN, PHDSenior Clinical Integration and Fluidic Engineer
Ke-Chih (KC) is an up-and-coming microfluidics engineer with a PhD from Princeton and 4+ years of industry experience in microfluidic-based assay development, workflow automation, and platform integration. KC has a track record of cross-functional collaborations across diverse fields, including synthetic biology and single cell manipulation and manufacturing for therapeutics contributing to 17 issued patents within 5 patent families within a short time in the industry.
JAMIE BOBOLIS, BS
JAMIE BOBOLIS, BSMicrobiology Operations Lead
Jamie is a microbiologist with over 30 years of experience developing IVD products used for clinical lab testing, from concept to commercialization. She is also an expert in bacterial and fungal identification for clinical isolates.
MARIE PICHENOT, MD
MARIE PICHENOT, MDHead of Medical Affairs
Marie is an experienced medical doctor with expertise in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine. She led antimicrobial stewardship efforts as Chief of the Infectious Diseases team at the Hospital of Roubaix, France. She was also Chief of the COVID unit, with over 800 beds.
KABIR CHADHA
KABIR CHADHAResearch Associate
Kabir is a graduate student from the University of San Francisco, actively pursuing a PSM in Biotechnology. He has a passion for lab research, bioinformatics and computer programming, and has developed valuable skills working in developmental and molecular biology research labs at the University of Texas at Austin.
JULIA WELLONS
JULIA WELLONSResearch Associate
Julia is a graduate student pursuing a Professional Science Master’s in Biotechnology from the University of San Francisco. She has a background in Molecular and Cellular biology from UC Davis and a passion for health research.
SAURABH MEHTA, BS
SAURABH MEHTA, BSFull Stack Software Developer
Saurabh, an alumnus of IIIT-Kota, is a skilled full-stack developer proficient in both front-end and back-end technologies. He plays a pivotal role at Melio, overseeing the migration of our database and applications to the cloud. This initiative is enhancing efficiency for both our internal teams and external R&D collaborators.
MONISH ES, BS
MONISH ES, BSData Scientist
A recent IIIT-Kota graduate with a specialization in Machine Learning, Monish is at the forefront of developing Melio’s Machine Learning framework. His work is central to advancing our capabilities in precise melt classification.
HIMANSHU CHITTORA, BS (Summer 2024)
HIMANSHU CHITTORA, BS (Summer 2024)Front End Engineer
Currently completing his degree at IIIT-Kota, Himanshu excels in front-end development with a strong emphasis on user experience design. He leads the development of infrastructure that supports data curation and visualization, contributing significantly to our product’s user interface.
VINAMRA VASHISHTH, BS (Summer 2024)
VINAMRA VASHISHTH, BS (Summer 2024)ML Engineer
Vinamra, also in his final year at IIIT-Kota, specializes in developing Machine Learning pipelines and infrastructure. His expertise is crucial in enhancing the technical backbone of Melio’s data processing capabilities.
STEPHANIE FRALEY, PHD
STEPHANIE FRALEY, PHDScientific Co-Founder
Stephanie is a federally and privately funded Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at UCSD. She is currently researching device physics, imaging, and modeling to enable novel detection capabilities that enhance the diagnosis and study of disease processes, namely infections and cancer.

Scientific Advisors

TODD PETERSON, PHD
TODD PETERSON, PHDHead of Product Development
Todd has over 35 years of experience in leadership roles in the biotechnology and life science research and development industries. He has worked in the areas of molecular and cell biology, as well as genomics product and technology development. Todd was a former CSO at the Allen Institute and CTO at Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
SHELLEY LAWRENCE, MD, MS
SHELLEY LAWRENCE, MD, MSScientific Clinical Advisor
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and a practicing neonatologist in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Primary Children’s Medical Center. She has 15 years of experience in neonatal-perinatal medicine in both private practice and academic hospitals.

Advisory Team

Anula Jayasuriya, MD, PhD, MBA

Advisor & Board Member

Ramon Felciano

Advisor

Dan Schmitigal

Advisor Fluidics & Operations

Artem Trotsyuk, PhD

Communications Lead

Prof. Todd Coleman

Advisor & Board Member

Ravi Mistry, MS

Advisor & Board Member

Ryan Simkovsky, PhD

Advisor, Assay Development

Shrabani Jain, MBA

Enterprise Platform and Software Development

Welcome to Tomorrow’s Diagnostics,

TODAY.