Team

Four institutions, with the U.S. Pharmacopeia as science partner.

Principal investigators

Mark A. Musen, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator

Mark A. Musen, MD, PhD

Stanford University

Professor of Medicine and of Biomedical Data Science. Long history of research in open science, data stewardship, and intelligent systems. Among many honors, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Knowledge Graph Conference and a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

D.J. Kleinbaum, PhD
Co-PI & Science Lead

D.J. Kleinbaum, PhD

Emerald Cloud Lab

Co-founder of Emerald Cloud Lab and inventor of the cloud laboratory concept. Has worked with the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology on its recommendations around cloud labs.

Gaurav Chopra, PhD
Co-PI & AI Lead

Gaurav Chopra, PhD

Purdue University

Develops finite-state AI agent frameworks for reliable, auditable control of laboratory workflows, including SciBORG and CLAW. His group's agent stack is integrated at NIH NCATS.

Juana Mendenhall, PhD
Co-PI & Education Lead

Juana Mendenhall, PhD

Morehouse College

Leads national initiatives in AI literacy, AI integration in curriculum, and automated science, with subject-matter expertise in autonomous polymer synthesis and characterization.

Project leadership

Marcos Martínez-Romero, PhD, PMP
Project Manager

Marcos Martínez-Romero, PhD, PMP

Stanford University
Kyle Larsen
Science Driver Lead

Kyle Larsen

U.S. Pharmacopeia
Christian Kindermann, PhD
Data & Standards Lead

Christian Kindermann, PhD

Stanford University
Chester Shiu, JD, MS
Research Security & Biosafety Officer

Chester Shiu, JD, MS

Emerald Cloud Lab
Ryan Quinn, PhD
Operations & User Support Lead

Ryan Quinn, PhD

Emerald Cloud Lab

GEMSTONE's full team extends well beyond this list, spanning the five partner organizations.