Johnathon Anderson, PhD, is an associate professor & program officer at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, where he focuses on the discovery and development of cell and gene therapies. His work bridges the divide between high-level academic research and the clinical manufacturing realities of the cell and gene therapy space. Beyond his faculty role, he is the owner of Peptide Systems, a biotech company, and serves as the deputy editor for The Journal of Extracellular Biology.