Travis Block

Background

About Travis Block

Opinions I express on Linkedin are my own, and do not represent those of any companies I occasionally represent. A native of San Antonio, I attended O.W. Holmes HS in Northside Independent School District. I moved to Rochester in 2008 to study biomedical engineering at the University of Rochester where I graduated in 2012. While completing my undergraduate studies, I co-founded MonoMano, Inc. in order to commercialize adaptive cycling products designed for stroke survivors and amputees. The work of MonoMano has been recognized with a number of awards for engineering and design. After graduating, I returned to San Antonio to pursue a graduate degree in bioengineering. I completed my PhD in biomedical engineering in the laboratory of Xiao-Dong Chen at UT Health San Antonio. My research focused on isolating healthy stem cell populations from the elderly. Following, completion of my PhD I briefly stayed on at UT Health SA as a post-doc doing regenerative medicine research with Drs. Chih-ko Yeh and Xiao-Dong Chen. Currently, I work as Principal Scientist for StemBioSys. In this role I am responsible for leading the R&D team in order to execute our company's scientific strategy. I have adjunct faculty appointments at UT Health San Antonio and Trinity University. I am a founder and partner of Et al BioCapital and Marinkovic & Block LLC. I am passionate about advancing science, especially as it relates to healthcare.