Job Title
Chief Scientific Officer
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Khoja is a stellar and accomplished Global Life Science Executive with over 20 years of experience in the field Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering. He brings sagacious and vibrant entrepreneurship within the high-tech scientific sector and is a unique blend of philosophy, vision and business. He is a trusted leader in Plant Genomics, Agriculture, Food Safety, and Phyto-medicines with experience in translating ideas into action, including innovation, commercialization, and knowledge mobilization.
He leverages his knowledge in Drug Discoveries from the plant, herb, and fungi extracts and their analytics to validate consistent medical-grade plant Nano-molecules for therapeutics. His expertise in science and policy domains has led him to a distinguished career in scientific research and business development for Health, Pharma, Nutraceutical, and Psychedelic industries on a broader vision for Remedial, Salubrious, & Sanative drug development.
Currently, he serves as a Founder of Transcendent Therapeutics, Inc and CSO for My Fungi Inc., within the emerging sector of nutraceuticals and medicinal psychedelics. He also sits as an Advisor to Global Trac Solutions, Inc., ("PSYC") focusing on the growing need for reputable and fact-driven resources during the critical early stages of the medico-psychedelic industry's growth.
He brings an extensive background in building multi-stakeholder teams and achieving an impact on a national and international scale. His extensive industrial experience spans from advising and developing cutting-edge projects to holding various C-Suite positions at various bio start-up companies, universities, and research institutes.
Dr. Khoja, received his doctorate (Ph.D.), in 2003 with honors in “Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering” from a French Ivy league: INP-ENSAT and had his Post-doctoral training from the Michigan State University a US land grant university. Soon after, he was appointed as a Research Faculty for Virginia-Tech, University of Wyoming & Texas-Tech University-Health Science Center, respectively. A prolific author, Dr. Khoja published numerous articles, reviews, and books on health & life Science research during his over 2 decades of professional career in peer-reviewed journals. In 2011, his work on "Algae to Biofuels" was honored by FAO for The United Nations. He is a linguist and proficient in 12 languages.