Universal Cells
Lea Ono is a Senior Research Associate at Universal Cells with experience in preclinical cell biology. Prior to this role, Lea worked as a Laboratory Technologist II at ReachBio Research Labs where Lea focused on hematopoietic cell systems. Lea also served as a Laboratory Technician at the Center for Infectious Disease Research, performing cytotoxicity screenings and enzyme kinetic assays. Lea holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Washington.
Universal Cells
Universal Cells is a Seattle-based biotech developing, licensing and commercializing stem cell therapies that overcome immune rejection and can be used to create true off-the-shelf therapeutic products. Using the company's proprietary genome editing approach, the company engineers stem cells to prevent expression of polymorphic human leukocyteantigen (HLA) molecules, removing the cause of donor tissue rejection and creating Universal Donor Stem Cells that are compatible with every patient.