Gary Withey, Ph.D.

Gary Withey, Ph.D. has a strong background in engineering and research and development in the biotechnology industry. Gary is currently working as the Director of Engineering at Slingshot Biosciences since 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of Vice President of Research and Development at FloodLAMP Biotechnologies, PBC from 2020 to 2023. In this role, they spearheaded daily operations in research and development, operations, and program management. Gary also played a key role in the development of an IVD assay and program for high-sensitivity COVID-19 testing.

Before joining FloodLAMP Biotechnologies, PBC, Gary worked at Atreca, Inc. from 2013 to 2022. Gary held the position of Associate Director of Engineering from 2018 to 2022 and was responsible for directing the development of a droplet microfluidics system for immuno-oncology therapeutics discovery. Gary also served as an Engineering Manager from 2013 to 2018, where they led the development of high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing using droplet microfluidics.

Prior to Atreca, Inc., Gary held the position of Director of Engineering at GigaGen Inc from 2011 to 2013. Gary also worked as a Process Development Scientist at Affymetrix from 2008 to 2011.

Overall, Gary Withey, Ph.D. has extensive experience in engineering and research and development in the biotechnology industry, with a focus on microfluidics and assay development.

Gary Withey, Ph.D. holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. Gary also obtained a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University. No specific start or end years were provided for both their B.S. and Ph.D. degrees.