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About Luna Genetics
Arthur Beaudet
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer
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Philip Reilly
Cofounder
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Michelle Bellair
Vice President of Clinical Laboratory Operations
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April O’Connor
Lead Genetic Counselor
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer
Arthur Beaudet
Dr. Beaudet is a cofounder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of Luna Genetics. He was the Henry and Emma Meyer Chair and Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX through 2019. He is a Past President of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and a member of the National Academy of Medicine and National Academy of Sciences.
Cofounder
Philip Reilly
Dr. Reilly is a cofounder and respected clinical geneticist and a life science entrepreneur. He co-founded Fulcrum Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics, Edimer and Lotus Tissue Repair, and served as interim CMO at bluebird bio and Goldfinch Bio. He has been an Overseer of Weill Cornell Medical College, and he serves on the advisory board to the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Reilly has served on the Board of Directors at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and is a Trustee Emeritus of Cornell University.
Vice President of Clinical Laboratory Operations
Michelle Bellair
Michelle is Director of Clinical Lab Operations at Luna Genetics. Her previous experience includes 6 years at CooperGenomics, where she managed Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) and lab operations at the Houston lab, as well as development of new tests and assays as part of the R&D team. Michelle also worked as a Project Manager and Technical Lead for the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine. Michelle has extensive experience in preimplantation genetic testing, reproductive genetics, whole exome/genome sequencing, new test development, automation, and LIMS, as well as lab operations, project management, and quality assurance.
Lead Genetic Counselor
April O’Connor
Ms. O’Connor is a board-certified Genetic Counselor with over 16 years of experience in prenatal and pre-conception genetics. She is currently the Lead Genetic Counselor at Luna Genetics supporting the launch of a revolutionary form of genetic prenatal diagnosis. In addition, she is working to develop the genetic counseling infrastructure for the enterprise. She received her Master of Science Degree in Genetic Counseling from The University of Arizona in 2005 and her Bachelor of Science Degree in Cytogenetics from Thomas Jefferson University in 2001. She is a diplomat of the American Board of Genetic Counseling and a full member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
Cynthia Morton
Board Chair
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Ron Wapner
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Mary Norton
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Nicholas Navin
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Board Chair
Cynthia Morton
Cynthia Morton, Ph.D. is the William Lambert Richardson Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Cytogenetics and Past Director of the Biomedical Research Institute at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is an Institute Member of the Broad Institute. Dr. Morton is a past member of the Board of Directors of the ABMGG and was Chair of the Molecular Genetic Pathology Policy and Exam Committees of the ABMGG and the American Board of Pathology.
Ron Wapner
Ronald Wapner, M.D. is the Vice Chair of Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology for Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Director of Reproductive Genetics. Dr. Wapner is an internationally known physician and researcher specializing in reproductive genetics. He pioneered the development of chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and multi-fetal reduction. Dr. Wapner is collaborating with Luna Genetics to provide samples for validation studies.
Mary Norton
Mary E. Norton, M.D. is Professor and Division Chief, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, and David E. Thorburn, M.D. and Kate McKee Thorburn Endowed Chair in Perinatal Medicine and Genetics, at the University of San Francisco. Her interests are prenatal diagnosis, reproductive genetics, obstetrical ultrasound, genetic screening, chromosomal microarray analysis, cell free DNA analysis, non-invasive prenatal testing, and whole exome/genome sequencing.
Nicholas Navin
Nicholas Navin, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Genetics, Division of Basic Sciences at MD Anderson Cancer Center, with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioinformatics. He invented the first single cell DNA sequencing method (Single-Nucleus-Sequencing) for sequencing the genome of a mammalian cell. The Navin laboratory works at the forefront of the single cell cancer genomics field.
Our Mission
Our mission is to revolutionize prenatal genetic testing by providing safer, more accurate, and earlier results.
Our Vision
We envision the Luna Prenatal Test as the next generation in prenatal testing for an earlier and safer diagnosis of genetic abnormalities in pregnancy.
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