Spina Bifida Genetics

Dennis Gilbert, Ph.D. VitaPath Genetics.

Dennis A. Gilbert is the Chief Scientific Officer and Founder of VitaPath Genetics. Prior to founding VitaPath Genetics, Dr. Gilbert was Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Research of Applied Biosystems and a Vice President of Applera Corporation. He also directed the Applied Biosystems Advanced Research and Technology (ART) organization, which was responsible for identifying and developing new technologies.

Previously, Dr. Gilbert had more than ten years of senior management experience at Applied Biosystems and Celera. Before being named Vice President of Advanced Research and Technology, he held the positions of Vice President, Genomics Applications, Applied Biosystems and Vice President, Gene Discovery, Celera. Prior to joining Applied Biosystems as a research scientist, he was Program Manager, Genetics at W.R. Grace.

Dr. Gilbert received a bachelor of science in biochemistry and cell biology from the University of California, San Diego, and his Ph.D. in genetics from Johns Hopkins University, followed by postdoctoral training in population genetics at the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Gilbert is a Co-Investigator in this study.


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