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Brendan Fusik

Junior Software Developer

Brendan joined Lexical as a junior software developer. His background is in

Anthonia Joma-Egbi

Business Analyst

Anthonia Joma-Egbi. Anthonia joins Lexical as a Business Analyst. Prior to this

Cory Corbliss

Junior Analyst

Cory joined our team as a Junior Scientific Analyst. Cory attended undergraduate

Taylor Giles

Science Analyst

Taylor is joining Lexical in the role of Science Analyst. She brings

Mehrad Sarmashghi

Data Scientist

Mehrad Sarmashghi joined Lexical in 2022 as a data scientist. Mehrad has

Katrina Khanna

Science Analyst

Katrina brings a well-rounded background in public health, data analysis, health systems,

Kirk Baker

Founder & President

Kirk is the founder and president of Lexical Intelligence. Prior to Lexical,

Paula Fearon

CEO

Paula joined Lexical shortly after startup and became CEO in 2020. Prior

Abbey Zuehlke

Director of Operations

Abbey joined Lexical as a Science Writer, Scientific Curator, and Analyst. Her

Travis Barnard

Science Analyst

Travis joined Lexical in 2020 with a background in molecular and structural

Katrina Khanna

Science Analyst

Katrina brings a well-rounded background in public health, data analysis, health systems,

Merricka Charles

Science Analyst

Merricka joined Lexical in 2020 as a Science Analyst with a broad

Michael Cheetham

Senior Science Policy Analyst

Michael joined Lexical in 2021 after 5 years at NIH with the

Stephanie Ciosek

Senior Scientific Analyst

Stephanie has an extensive background in molecular genetics and epidemiology. Prior to

Cory Corbliss

Junior Analyst

Cory joined our team as a Junior Scientific Analyst. Cory attended undergraduate

Heather Eshleman

Research and Evaluation Manager

Heather joined Lexical in 2018 with extensive basic research experience in cell

Paula Fearon

CEO

Paula joined Lexical shortly after startup and became CEO in 2020. Prior

Taylor Giles

Science Analyst

Taylor is joining Lexical in the role of Science Analyst. She brings

Chikako King

Science Analyst

Chikako joined Lexical in 2018 with an extensive research background. Her scientific

Matt Perkins

Statistician & Analyst

Matt joined Lexical in 2015, bringing with him 14 years of experience

Chris Pickett

Senior Science Policy Analyst

Chris comes to Lexical with experience in science policy and a focus

Ami Shah

Science Analyst

Coming from a background in basic neuroscience research, Ami is excited to

Hashi Wijayatilake

Senior Policy Analyst

Hashi joined Lexical in 2020, bringing 10 years of experience in science

Kirk Baker

Founder & President

Kirk is the founder and president of Lexical Intelligence. Prior to Lexical,

Krista Callender

Project Manager

Krista enjoys helping companies to scale and grow. Prior to Lexical Intelligence,

Matt Davis

Senior Software Engineer

Matt is a Senior Software Engineer with an extensive background in software

Karl Doughty

Senior Software Developer

Karl brings his expertise in software design, development, and deployment to his

Brendan Fusik

Junior Software Developer

Brendan joined Lexical as a junior software developer. His background is in

Anthonia Joma-Egbi

Business Analyst

Anthonia Joma-Egbi. Anthonia joins Lexical as a Business Analyst. Prior to this

Emily Lampe

UI/UX Designer

Emily joined Lexical in 2021 as a UX/UI Designer who pairs her

Payam Meyer

Senior Software Engineer

Payam is a Senior Software Engineer, responsible for all aspects of code

Will Millman

Senior Software Developer

Will joined Lexical in 2019 as a senior software architect. Prior to

Ian Swepston

Software Developer

Ian joined Lexical Intelligence in 2022 bringing his experience in software design,

Lucas Winch

Software Developer

Lucas brings his experience in web development, super-computing, and scientific computing to

Our Areas of Expertise

Scientific Portfolio Analysis

Analyze portfolio overlap, measure research outcomes, characterize the scientific workforce, and identify scientific trends and opportunities to invest in promising new research areas.

Artificial Intelligence

Computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.

Data Science

Managing vast volumes of data using modern tools and techniques to find unseen patterns, derive meaningful information, and make business decisions.

Science Communication

The practice of informing, educating, raising awareness of science-related topics, and increasing the sense of wonder about scientific discoveries and arguments.

Software Development

Conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug-fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, and software components.

Natural Language Processing

A subfield of artificial intelligence concerned with programing computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data.

Machine Learning

The field of inquiry devoted to understanding and building methods that ‘learn’, that is, methods that leverage data to improve performance on some set of tasks.

UX/UI Design

The design of user interfaces for machines and software, with a focus on maximizing usability and the user experience.

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