Dr. Nelson has served as our President and CEO and a member of Telesis Bio’s board of directors since July 2018. Prior to joining Telesis Bio, Dr. Nelson served as the CEO of several life science companies through expansive phases of financial and commercial growth. Dr. Nelson received a B.A. in Psychology, a PhD in Molecular Pathology from the University of Minnesota and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Nelson also completed clinical fellowship training at Mayo Clinic in human genetics and laboratory medicine from 1996 to 1998.