Meet the Innovation Boot Camp Co-Chairs

Ganesh Raj, MD, PhD

Ganesh Raj, MD, PhD

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Ganesh V. Raj, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Urology and Pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is a funded cancer investigator with an active clinical practice. He is an experienced and highly regarded robotic prostate cancer surgeon while his basic science research laboratory efforts are focused on translational strategies against molecular drivers of cancer. A biotech startup EtiraRx is based on the discoveries from his research laboratory and will be starting clinical trials this summer. Dr. Raj was inducted into the American Society of Clinical Investigators in 2018.

Sierra Yearsley

Sierra Yearsley

Zenflow

Sierra is a seasoned clinical operations leader with over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry. She has a broad range of experience leading clinical trial programs for Fortune 500 and startup companies across many therapeutic areas including urology, interventional cardiology, and orthopedics. Sierra holds a B.S. in Biology from University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.

Shreya Mehta

Shreya Mehta

Zenflow

Shreya is a technical leader and innovator with over 15 years of experience in medical devices. In addition to technical development and leadership roles, Shreya has served as lead reviewer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in cardiovascular devices. Shreya earned her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and was a Thomas Fogarty Fellow at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign.