Ben Shepherd

Experience

Career

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  Trestle Biotherapeutics

  Co-founder

  Co-founder & CEO · San Diego, California, United States · 2020 – Present

  2020
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  Organovo Holdings, Inc.

  Vice President, Research and Preclinical Development · 2019

  2019
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  Organovo Holdings, Inc.

  Senior Director, Therapeutics · San Diego County, California, United States · 2018 – 2019

  2018
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  Organovo, Inc

  Director, Therapeutics · San Diego County, California, United States · 2016 – 2018

  2016
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  Organovo, Inc

  Associate Director, R&D, Therapeutics · San Diego County, California, United States · 2015 – 2016

  2015
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  Organovo, Inc

  Associate Director, Business Development & Preclinical Study Director · San Diego County, California, United States · 2013 – 2015

  2013
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  Organovo, Inc

  Program Leader, Tissue Applications · San Diego, CA · 2012 – 2013

  2012
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  Yale University School of Medicine

  Associate Research Scientist · New Haven, CT · 2006 – 2009

  2006
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  Yale University School of Medicine

  Postdoctoral Fellow · New Haven, CT · 2003 – 2006

  2003
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  University of Arizona

  Graduate Student · 1999 – 2003

  1999

Bio

Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Shepherd is a vascular biologist, tissue engineer and regenerative medicine scientist by training. He has spent the past 10+ years in industry since leaving his academic position at the Yale School of Medicine. He has built successful research teams focused on using 3D bioprinting and biofabrication to develop both in vitro human tissue systems and translational approaches to creating therapeutic tissues.