DropCite’s leadership team brings together expertise across the worlds of science, technology and business, comprised of executives with advanced academic degrees from leading universities and senior management experience including at Tufts School of Medicine, Washington State Academy of Sciences, Johns Hopkins, Yale School of Public Health, and others. The team’s collective vision is to capitalize on the tremendous new opportunities emerging in the world of scientific research caused by the acceleration of scientific R&D in response to Covid and the explosion of preprint research papers. Both the academic and commercial research processes are ripe for disruptive change, and DropCite’s leaders aspire to be at the forefront of that change.
Our Team
Bob Morris, MD, PhD
Founder & CEO
Bob, DropCite’s visionary team leader, is building on several decades as a research scientist to dramatically improve how scientists interact with each other.
Joe Lamport, JD
Chief Legal Counsel
Joe brings deep legal and online start-up expertise to our business planning and strategic positioning in the online communications environment.
Donna Gerardi
Chief Client Officer
Donna manages DropCite’s client relationships, drawing on her extensive leadership experience working at the intersection of science and policy.
Connie Jarowey, MPH
Chief Operations Officer
Connie directs DropCite's financial planning, reporting and operations, building on her expertise honed in both large companies and start ups.
Andrew Haughin-Scasny PhD
Neuroscience Editor
Andrew applies his broad knowledge in Neuroscience to curate current research and create content for neuroXchange.
The Technical Team
Emma Rogers
Technical Consultant
Andrew Hosch
Chief Software Architect
Andrew has over 15 years' experience bringing software from concept to successful deployment.
Axel Roessler
UX/UI Advisor
Axel advises DropCite on users’ online experiential needs and UI/UX features and functionalities.
Scientific Advisory Board
Bruce M. Alberts
Bruce advises DropCite with the wisdom gained from a lifetime of instigating cultural change in research, national and international science policy, education, and scientific publishing.
Jessie Berlin
Jessie provides perspective from both academic and pharmaceutical research about the current culture and expectations of researcher-to-researcher interactions.
Michael Mina
Michael brings expertise in medical research and as a leading innovator who uses social media to communicate about research.
Jennifer Ross
Jennifer advises DropCite as a researcher and medical practitioner who uses infectious disease epidemiology and modeling to improve efficiency of infection prevention strategies and inform policy.
Advisors
William Gerardi
Medical Advisor
Bill, a seasoned healthcare industry leader and consultant, provides insights about the health care market’s needs for accelerating research.
Janis Machala
Strategic Advisor
Janis brings powerful and relevant insights and advice to DropCite’s early-stage development.
Dave McShea
Legal Advisor
Dave provides legal counsel and strategic advice on start up, IP and venture capital issues.