Team - Human Immunome Project

The work of the Human Immunome Project is spearheaded by Dr. John Tsang and Dr. Shai Shen-Orr and supported by our global network of staff, consultants, members of our Board of Directors, and advisory committees. Together with our partners, we are championing the mission of HIP and overseeing a global consortium to generate comprehensive immunological data at scale and build publicly available AI models of the human immune system.

Executive Leadership

Jane Metcalfe

Executive Chair

Shai Shen-Orr, PhD

Co-Chief Science Officer

John Tsang, PhD

Co-Chief Science Officer

Staff + Consultants

Michelle Bair, PhD

VP of Philanthropy and Administration

Olvin D’Souza, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Lisa Goldman van Nostrand

Chief of Staff

Charlie Kim, PhD

Strategic Advisor

Frans van den Boom, PhD

Executive Director, Stichting Europe

Board of Directors

Jane Metcalfe, Executive Chair

Founder/CEO, proto.life; Wired

Linea Avey

Founding General Partner, Humain Ventures; 23andMe

Jose-Maria Fernandez

Former Director General, Spanish Treasury

Kenneth Holroyd, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Hans Keirstead, PhD

Immunis, AIVITA

Neema Mgana, PhD

United Nations

Rey Ramsey

CEO, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Centri Capital

Douglas Richman, MD

University of California,
San Diego

Board Emeritus

Ian Gust, AO, MD, Board Emeritus

University of Melbourne

Marie-Paule Kieny, PhD, Board Emeritus

Institut National de la Sante et la Recherche Medicale (INSERM)

Stanley Plotkin, MD, Board Emeritus

University of Pennsylvania, Vaxconsult

The Human Immunome Project has established advisory committees to help guide its work and inform decision-making. Comprised of subject matter experts, the HIP advisory committees offer independent expertise, global experience, and support in delivering on HIP’s mission.