HMRI- Huntington Medical Research Institutes CEO and leadership

Jocelyn Ferguson is the Chief Development Officer of Huntington Medical Research Institutes. Took up Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art History at University of Washington.

Dr. Csete provides both stem cell expertise and liver disease expertise to the advisory board. She trained in stem cell biology at Cal Tech and received her MD from Columbia University. Dr. Csete trained in critical care medicine and anesthesiology, focusing on liver transplantation. Following several years on the faculty at Emory University, she served as the first Chief Scientist at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, then as Division Chief for Cell Therapy at the American Association of Blood Banks, V.P. of Research at Organovo, and as the President of the Huntington Medical Research Institute.

Dr. Kloner has spent more than 40 years running nationally and internationally known cardiovascular research programs - in some cases building them from the ground up - creating centers recognized for scientific excellence and innovation. In addition to his many roles at HMRI, he also serves as a Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar) at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. Bob has made major contributions to science, including the pathophysiology of heart attack; treatments for heart attack; triggers of cardiovascular events; studies on high blood pressure and heart failure; the effect of toxins like alcohol, cocaine, e-cigarette use, and pollution on the heart; stem cell therapy for the heart; and the intersection between sexual dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. A frequent contributor to the medical and scientific press, Bob has authored or co-authored over 750 original papers in peer-reviewed journals, 221 chapters or monographs, and 538 abstracts (as of 2021).