The Team
The scientists behind every dataset.
IMCO is staffed by immunologists, spatial biologists, genomicists, and technologists who work as an extension of your lab — from assay design through final analysis.
Full team photo
11
Team Members
179
Completed Projects
6
Core Technologies Supported
6+
Years in Immune Monitoring
Leadership
Who's steering the lab
Our leadership team sets the scientific direction and works directly with collaborators to scope every study.
Dr. Joanna Pucilowska
Director, PhD
Founded IMCO in 2019
Dr. Elizabeth Sturgill
Assistant Director, PhD
Joined in 2024
Benjamin Tate
Lead Computational Biologist, MS
Joined in 2020
Kiaya Deuel
Lab/Project Manager, BS
Joined in 2022
Core Team
Research scientists & technologists
The hands-on team running your samples through every assay, instrument, and QC checkpoint.
Dr. Austin Nguyen
Bioinformatics Analyst
Dr. Eli Pavlatos
Bioinformatics Analyst
Khauan Bainha
Molecular Technologist — Olink Proteomics
Andrew Wilcox
Medical Lab Technician — CyCIF & Multiplex IHC
Sophia Bonewitt
Medical Lab Technician — CyCIF & Digital Spatial Proteomics
Gabriel Zangirolani
Medical Lab Technician — Digital Spatial Proteomics