Our Team


Yuliana Mihaylova, PhD

CEO, Cofounder

Yuliana is a seasoned biotech executive and the team’s mission enforcer. After completing her Genetics PhD and post-doctoral research at the universities of Nottingham ...

Damian Kao, PhD

COO, Cofounder

Damian is OliveBio’s computational scientist and lab operations expert. Holding a PhD in Genetics and Bioinformatics from the University of Nottingham...

Michael Lee, PhD

Lead Scientist

Mike is Olive Bio’s lab-based R&D expert. He holds a PhD in Biological Sciences and Bioinformatics from City of Hope, where he utilized molecular biology...