SynBioBeta Speaker
Ross Uhrich
Program Manager
ARPA-H
May 2026, SynBioBeta
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Dr .Ross Uhrich is a Board-Certified surgeon, investor, and Program Manager (General Partner) with ARPA-H, a US Government agency created to catalyze transformative health breakthroughs, managing a ~$400M portfolio of revolutionary biotechnology investments.His active funding and management portfolio includes the NITRO Program, which aims to eradicate osteoarthritis through tissue regeneration, the POSEIDON Program, which aims to create an at-home cancer screening test for 30+ cancers using breath and/or urine, and two ARPA-H oncology projects, CODA and SPIKEs, which seek to use synthetic biology to revolutionize cancer care.Prior to ARPA-H, he worked as a Board-Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, respectively. In addition to these roles, Dr. Uhrich spent 12 years with the U.S. Navy, finishing his tenure as a Lieutenant Commander.
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