After years of biotechnology and molecular biology research at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Stanford Genome Technology Center, Hossein founded BaseHealth to help decrease individuals’ risk of preventable disease. Hossein oversees BaseHealth’s long-term science vision and growth strategy.

In addition to his passion for genomics, personalized medicine, and wellness, Hossein is a proven life sciences entrepreneur. His first startup, ParAllele Bioscience, was acquired in 2005 by Affymetrix, a global leader in genomic analysis tools.

Hossein earned his bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and biotechnology from Stockholm University in Sweden, and his Ph.D. in medical genetics from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. In 2001, he held a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Stanford Genome Technology Center.

Dr. Morrow brings to Next IT over 30 years of experience across the healthcare industry, including time spent in clinical practice, as a managed care executive, a biopharmaceutical medical director and a healthcare writer. He comes to Next IT from Genentech, Inc., a biotech pioneer, where he worked as a Physician Executive.

In his role as Next IT’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Morrow will advocate for outcome-improving innovations in patient care and adherence and will bring new perspectives to the medical industry for best utilizing Next IT’s proprietary virtual health assistant technology. He is a sought-after speaker and has given hundreds of lectures on topics including pharmacy management, medical management, disease management, specialty pharmacy, genomics and biotechnology.