Patrice M. Milos, Ph.D. - Board Member, Senior Advisor, Life Sciences Dr. Patrice Milos is a visionary leader in the field of Precision Health and just completed her tenure at Interim President, of the Rhode Island Life Science Hub and returns to the Hub BOD. In her prior position as Vice President of Scientific Operations at Proof Diagnostics, Inc. (sold to Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.) Dr. Milos brought her passion of enabling individuals to make informed health decisions through the use of science and novel technology. Patrice oversaw Clinical, Regulatory and Quality for the organization. Dr. Milos co-founded Medley Genomics, a RI startup emerging from Brown University, to deliver novel data analytics for understanding the heterogeneity of complex diseases with a focus in oncology. She also served as Executive Director of the Cherrystone Angel Group. Dr. Milos was CEO of Claritas Genomics, a pediatric molecular diagnostic company spun-out of Boston Children’s Hospital. As Boston Site Head for Pfizer’s Centers of Therapeutic Innovation, Patrice was instrumental in advancing novel therapies to treat human disease. She was also SVP/CSO for Helicos BioSciences in Cambridge, Mass., and Executive Director for Pfizer Inc., responsible for leading a broad platform of genomics supporting precision medicine across the company. In addition to Dr. Milos board role for the RI Life Science Hub, and ProThera Biologics, she serves on the Executive Committee of the RI Bio Board, has previously served on the boards of Slater Technology Fund, SeqLL (NASDAQ: SQL) and is a member of the Brown University Biomedical Innovations to Impact Fund. She’s also senior advisor to several biotech companies including Ribbon Bio and has been an active NIH grant reviewer. Dr. Milos is a member of the Rhode Island Science Technology Advisory Council, RIHub Venture Mentoring Services and has served on the RI Economic Development Planning Council. She earned her M.S./Ph.D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with postdoctoral fellowships at Brown and Harvard. Patrice lives in Edgewood, RI with her husband and enjoys time sailing Narragansett Bay, skiing and time spent with their two adult children, Henry and Hannah.