Leadership

Dr. Roy is the Engineering Lead for UCSF Surgical Innovations, which identifies, mentors and facilitates the translation of medical technologies into transformative new devices and treatments to improve human health. He teaches a bioengineering course on translational challenges for medical devices and diagnostics, and currently acts as the Faculty Director of the UCSF-UCB Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) program.

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Verna directs and administers the Masters program at both campuses (Berkeley and UCSF).

Verna brings a deep and diverse background to the MTM program with decades of experience. She hasadvised and mentored to entrepreneurs and engineers in strategic operations, product developmentand quality objectives in medical device companies while also teaching and advising students on thesetopics at academic institutions. She is passionate about providing high caliber student experiences through experiential learning and building inclusive cultures within engineering communities. She alsoutilizes exceptional personnel management, team building and organizational planning skills across diverse cultures and backgrounds. Her specific areas of expertise include ideation, product development, design control, patent portfolio management, program management, process development, design ofmanufacturability, process validation, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement.

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Desiree provides administrative and logistics support for Dr. Shuvo Roy and his Biodesign lab. She is the program coordinator for the Master of Translational Medicine Program (MTM).

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