leadership

Dr. Ramkumar Menon is a co-founder of Gravitas WH Solutions, Inc. He has 35 years of experience in reproductive/perinatal biology and has dedicated his career to research to reduce the complications of pregnancy. Dr. Menon is a tenured professor and the director of the Division of Basic Science and Translational Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. Multiple grants from the National Institute of Health and other non-federal agencies fund his research. He has published over 375 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr. Menon has mentored over 50 medical and postgraduate students. Dr. Menon is the executive director of the Preterm Birth International Collaborative (PREBIC, Inc.), a not-for-profit research and education organization promoting collaborative research worldwide.

Dr. Arum Han is a co-founder of Gravitas WH Solutions Inc. He is the Texas Instruments Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Chancellor’s EDGES Fellow, and the Presidential Impact Fellow of Texas A&M University. He currently serves as the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering, as well as Director of the AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility. He holds degrees from Seoul National University (B.S., Electrical Engineering), University of Cincinnati (M.S., Electrical Engineering), and Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering). His research expertise is in the development of microfluidic, lab-on-a-chip, and organ-on-a-chip systems. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and his research is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NIH, NSF, DARPA, DTRA, ARL, ARO, USDA, as well as several other private foundations. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the journal Biomedical Microdevices.

Dr. Sungjin Kim is an engineer, innovator, and developer of critical nano-bio fabrication and microfluidic technology unlocking the potential of in vitro reproductive and prenatal microphysiological systems (MPS). He serves as CTO in Gravitas WH Solutions Inc., where he generates scientific evidence and data from in vitro platforms for drug screening and relevant biological applications, including disease modeling, PBPK study, etc. Additionally, he consults with clients regarding customized platforms development and training for better performance with Gravitas technology

Dr. Lauren Richardson is a reproductive biologist and cell biology expert specializing in designing, establishing, and validating pregnancy and women's health related Microphysiological systems (MPS). She serves as co-CSO at Gravitas WH Solutions Inc., where she consults with clients regarding experimental design, strategy, and biologically relevant outputs to address their questions of interest. Additionally, her academic research explores the feto-maternal interface, preterm birth mechanisms, and novel therapeutic strategies. 

Dr. Ananth Kumar Kammala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and an expert in reproductive pharmacology. His research focuses on understanding drug disposition during pregnancy, with extensive experience in investigating the role of drug transporters at the feto-maternal interface. He serves as co-CSO at Gravitas WH Solutions Inc., where he leads efforts in drug testing and simulation-based physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models to determine pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters. His work aims to enhance the safety and efficacy of therapeutics used in pregnancy by bridging experimental and computational models.