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Gloria Elliot

Program Manager

ARPA-H

May 2026, SynBioBeta

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Dr. Gloria Elliott joined ARPA-H as Program Manager in January 2025 and currently manages a portfolio aimed at overcoming the hurdles that prevent access to advanced biological medicines, including cell and gene therapies, organ transplants, and other regenerative therapies.  Her previous post was at the Organ Preservation Alliance where she served as president and Chief Science Officer. Prior to that, Elliott was the founding Chief Science Officer of Humanity Bio, a small biotechnology research company focused on human tissue preservation. Elliott is also a professor emerita at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her expertise is in cryobiology and biopreservation technology, including strategies to overcome cold chain. She received her doctorate in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and completed post-doctoral work at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine.

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