Abraham Tzou
Freenome has appointed Abraham Tzou as vice president of regulatory affairs. Tzou will be in charge of regulatory strategy for products developed by Freenome and manage submissions to the US Food and Drug Administration and oversight bodies abroad.
Tzou joins Freenome after serving as a medical officer at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, where he led the clinical evaluation of in vitro diagnostics for cancer screening and prognosis, genetic disorders, and companion tests. During his tenure at the agency, he received commendation for his part in a team that reviewed Exact Sciences' non-invasive colon cancer screening test Cologuard for parallel review.
Madhuri Hegde
Madhuri Hegde has has been elected to the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine Board of Directors, the supporting educational foundation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Hegde joined PerkinElmer in 2016 as vice president and CSO of Global Genetics Laboratory Services. She also is an adjunct professor of human genetics at Emory University. Previously, Hegde was executive director and CSO at Emory Genetics Laboratory in Atlanta; professor of human genetics and pediatrics at Emory University; and assistant professor of human genetics and senior director at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Evan Wittenberg
Evan Wittenberg has joined Ancestry in the new position of chief people officer. Wittenberg joins Ancestry from Box, where he was most recently senior vice president of people. Prior to Box, Wittenberg was the chief talent officer for HP; the head of global leadership development at Google; and director of the Graduate Leadership Program at The Wharton School.
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