Ashley Zehnder, Ph.D.

Founder and CEO at Fauna Bio

Speaker

Ashley Zehnder is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fauna Bio, where she leads corporate strategy and partnering. She is a boarded avian veterinarian with specialty training in exotic/non-traditional species. Prior to starting Fauna Bio, her research focused on translational science and veterinary informatics at Stanford, earning a PhD in Cancer Biology. Her research works span >20 peer-reviewed publications, including Cell, Nature and Nature Medicine. Her diversity of research experiences across clinical medicine, molecular biology and informatics provides a unique perspective on the intersection of animal and human health.