Leah brings over 15 years of combined experience in early-stage drug and device development, life science research and business development. She has a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from University of Florida and an MBA, specializing in finance, from University of Colorado Denver. She has worked on research programs such as identification of therapeutic pathways for fungal lung infections at Mayo Clinic, and targeted drug delivery systems for cardiopulmonary diseases the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Leah enjoys hiking, stand-up paddle boarding, going to the San Diego Safari Park, and is an aspiring apiarist.