Ariel Precision Medicine Advanced Genetics Complex Disease Care

ARIEL PRECISION MEDICINE

Advanced Intelligence for Complex Chronic Diseases

Ariel is an innovative precision medicine company, transforming genetic and clinical data into new insights for the diagnosis, management and advanced therapeutic development for complex health conditions.

Going Beyond Genetics to Guide Clinical Decisions

Ariel’s technologies are leading the paradigm shift from single-gene (Mendelian) genetics to complex gene-to-gene interactions and the integration of lifestyle and environmental factors to provide a more comprehensive view of disease trajectory and precise therapeutic options.

Ariel provides a comprehensive interpretation of genetic data in the context of each patient’s current symptoms, biomarkers and health history.

Ariel goes beyond genetics to provide valuable information to clarify risk and guide a personalized approach to the early detection of complex diseases such as pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Our reports are tailored to each patient, integrating patient reported outcomes, environmental and medical history into the interpretation of the genetic data.

Ariel’s initial focus is pancreatic diseases including pancreatitis, diabetes and pancreatic cancer. ArielDx Pancreatitis is Ariel’s proprietary multi-gene DNA sequencing panel that identifies combinations of genetic mechanisms likely driving the disease.

About ADVANCE^®

ADVANCE®, Ariel’s genetic segmentation platform, enables patient-specific treatment decisions to be based on the most advanced insights into systems biology, evidence-based medicine, genetic linkages and domain expertise. This has created a novel and scalable solution that enables clinicians and researchers to identify and diagnose the underlying biological causes of symptoms and move beyond diagnosing and treating the general symptoms.

Our Mission

Ariel strives to go beyond genetics, helping clinicians make more informed decisions about the treatment of complex chronic diseases. Our team of professionals is dedicated to removing the complexity from genetic testing results, giving you and your team actionable information to prevent, mitigate or reverse disease progression.

Our Team

Jessica Gibson, Co-Founder and CEO Ariel Precision Medicine

Jessica Gibson, MBA

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Jessica is the CEO and co-founder at Ariel. Her background in genomics, healthcare and pharma is now enabling Ariel to create strategic partnerships and collaborations that serve multiple customers in the healthcare community. Jessica loves working at Ariel because she has been able to build innovative solutions to enable the diagnosis and management of chronic diseases and really move the needle on a number of challenging conditions.

Tory Moore, CFA

Chief Financial Officer

Tory Moore has extensive buy-side financial services experience, including research, due diligence, portfolio management and business development. He loves working at Ariel because every day brings new challenges, the work is meaningful and he has an outstanding team.

David C. Whitcomb, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Whitcomb is a pioneer in the use of mathematics, genetics, genomics, cell biology, neurosciences, immunology and epidemiology to study complex inflammatory disorders and cancer risks of the digestive system. He co-founded Ariel Precision Medicine along with Jessica M. Gibson in 2015. As Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Whitcomb utilizes his experience and insights as a physician, scientist and innovator to oversee the scientific and translational functions of the company.

David Finegold, MD

Lab Director

Dr. David Finegold has studied human genetics since the early ’90s. He has directed different laboratories since the late ’90s. He is intrigued by the visionary nature of genetic testing being developed by Ariel Precision Medicine and wanted to influence and accelerate this work. He is excited to be part of a dynamic and thoughtful group of scientists and physicians.

Rhea Vallente, PhD

Lead Geneticist

Jonathan Velez, MSIS

Software Architect

Jonathan Velez earned his master’s degree in Information science from the University of Pittsburgh and specializes in human-centered computing. His research and practice in simulation and training are focused on modeling and evaluating human performance and designing applications to optimize learning and execution. He enjoys working at Ariel because it allows him to apply his skills to the data management and workflow optimization challenges of complex genetics.

Mitch Ellison, MS

Genomic Bioinformatics Scientist

Mitch Ellison brings his extensive experience in bioinformatics, gene regulation and epigenetics to the team at Ariel Precision Medicine. He chooses to work at Ariel because the work we do provides him with a unique opportunity to use his experience to both help people and advance our understanding of complex disease.

Phil Greer, MS

Data Scientist

Phil holds Master's degrees in both Biostatistics and Information Science, along with over twenty years' experience in data analytics and scientific computing. He is very excited to help build and optimize workflows with his teammates at Ariel.

Cameron Breze, MS

Biomedical Technologist

Cameron is a biomedical engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical and biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a master’s degree in biotechnology and entrepreneurship at the Tandon School of Engineering at NYU. The scope of his work is rooted in clinical research and biological systems modeling. Recently, Cameron collaborated with other team members to create Ariel’s Dynamic Acute Pancreatitis Tracker (ADAPT).