Leadership
Leadership built for 3D spatial biology
A cross-functional team advancing 3D tissue imaging, digital pathology, AI-powered analysis, spatial profiling, whole tissue imaging, volumetric datasets, and quantitative tissue analysis.
Management
Company leadership across science, strategy, finance, and growth
Alpenglow’s management team supports the development and adoption of 3D tissue imaging, digital pathology, AI-powered analysis, and quantitative tissue analysis.
Founder leadership
Nicholas Reder, MD, MPH
CEO Founder & Co-Inventor
Dr. Nicholas Reder is a board-certified and award-winning pathologist and the CEO and founder of Alpenglow Biosciences, Inc. He received a B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Michigan, an M.P.H. in epidemiology from Emory University, and an M.D. from Loyola University Chicago before receiving his pathology training at the University of Washington. There, he completed an anatomic pathology residency and a genitourinary pathology fellowship.
While in residency, Dr. Reder won the Castleman Award, the highest honor for a pathologist under the age of 40. Dr. Reder has published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and is listed inventor on 12 issued and pending patents.
Nick has served on multiple committees for the College of American Pathologists, including as an active member of the Artificial Intelligence Committee.
Mike Dutton
CFO
Mike Dutton, CPA (Inactive), is the Chief Financial Officer at Alpenglow Biosciences, Inc., a role he has held since September 2021. He has an extensive background working with early-stage life science companies and served as a CFO for a startup medical device company for over four years.
Sarah Malik, PhD
Chief of Staff
Dr. Sarah Malik joined Alpenglow Biosciences in August 2024 as the incoming Chief of Staff. She holds a PhD from the University of Washington in pharmacology and has experience across research training, intellectual property, venture development, and life science entrepreneurship.
Steve Pemberton
SVP Commercial Development
Steve Pemberton is an entrepreneurial commercial executive with extensive international and domestic experience in the life sciences industry, including life science tools, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical services.
Caleb Stoltzfus, PhD
Director of Bioinformatics
Dr. Caleb Stoltzfus is a physicist with expertise in optics, machine learning, and image analysis. During his PhD work he focused on developing nonlinear optical imaging techniques.
In 2018, Dr. Stoltzfus was awarded the Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to apply his interdisciplinary skills to biomedical research at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
In 2021, he joined Alpenglow Biosciences to advance the field of spatial biology for academic and industry partners.
Cody Cooper, MS
Director of Engineering
Cody Cooper is an accomplished mechanical engineer with extensive experience in engineering leadership and design.
He is currently the Director of Engineering at Alpenglow Biosciences, where he has been pivotal in advancing an AI-enabled 3D imaging system including oversight of the worldwide distribution of the Aurora platform.
As the first employee at Alpenglow, Cody was instrumental in commercializing a spatial biology startup's 3D tissue-imaging system.
Alexandra Alvarsson, PhD
Director of Biology
With over 15 years of experience in academic research, Alexandra Alvarsson holds an M.Sc in Biomedicine and a PhD in Medical Science from the Karolinska Institute.
Following her PhD, she conducted advanced medical research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she became a recognized expert in 3D microscopy.
At Alpenglow Biosciences, Alexandra leads the Wetlab team, which undertakes customer-driven research projects and internal R&D.
Board of Directors
Governance and strategic guidance for Alpenglow Biosciences
Nicholas Reder
CEO
Daniella Kranjac
Partner, Dynamk Capital
Jonathan Liu
Scientific Co-founder
Advisors
Strategic advisors with oncology, diagnostics, life science tools, and commercial scale-up experience
Jesse Salk
Former CEO of TwinStrand, Board Certified Oncologist
Blandine Merino
Former executive at Guardant Health, Freenome, and Agilent
Mike Rice
Former CEO of BioLife Solutions
Connect with Alpenglow
Work with the team advancing 3D spatial biology
Connect with Alpenglow Biosciences to discuss 3D tissue imaging, AI-powered analysis, spatial profiling, and quantitative tissue analysis for your research program.