Lucia Mokres

Dr. Lucia Mokres is the Chief Medical Officer of EpiBiome, Inc., a precision microbiome engineering company that employs a genomics approach to profiling complex microbial communities and deploys bacterial viruses to selectively eliminate problematic bacteria without the use of small-molecule antibiotics. She leverages her clinical, research, and industry background to provide medical oversight and strategic direction for all clinical development activities, defines regulatory strategy, supports marketing and business development activities, and serves as the medical point of contact for external stakeholders. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. In her spare time, she instructs a Stanford Medical School elective, which provides training for students, nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals in bedside manner, teamwork, leadership, and nonverbal communication skills; and serves as a member of the Association for Women in Science Mentoring Committee.