Station 41 Team Members
Erik Schwiebert, PhD, leads all Station 41 programs. He is focused on new early-stage, mid-stage, and later stage therapeutics discovery and development projects identified within Southern Research and its allied institution, the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Erik holds a PhD in cell biology and physiology in health and disease from Dartmouth College’s Medical School…
Joe Villalobos is a seasoned Laboratory Operations Manager with over a decade of experience. Currently serving as the Lab Manager at Station 41 Incubator, holds a microbiology degree from New Mexico State University (NMSU) and a project management certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI). His professional journey began at Focus Diagnostics Clinical Trials (now Q2…
Gaurav did his Chemical Engineering degree from Mumbai, India and holds a Master’s in Biotechnology Degree from Northeastern University in Boston. During his Master’s program, he gained valuable experience as a Strategy and Business Development Co-op Associate at Senda Biosciences, part of Flagship Pioneering. At Station 41, Gaurav oversees Business Operations, Finance, and Business Development…
Kathy Nugent, Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Biotechnology & Innovation Officer, is a key leader for UAB and its affiliate organizations, including the HIIE, UAB Research Foundation and Southern Research. She Is responsible for advancing biotechnology research, innovation and commercialization efforts across the UAB enterprise. She joined the UAB Harbert Institute of Innovation and…