Nexus Scientific LLC Board of Directors
Maika Graceina Mitchell
Founder/CEO/Chair
Dr. Mitchell is a distinguished translational research scientist/App creator focused on precision medicine and health systems. She leads NSS with a vision of global scientific empowerment. EquiSci™ App creator and founder.
Mary Thomas
Board Member/Director of administration
Mary Thomas brings extensive experience in community health advocacy, for-profit, and nonprofit governance, ensuring NSS's programs prioritize equitable impact and engagement.
Preciosa Elizabeth Akinbo
Board Member/Senior Project Manager
Preciosa Elizabeth Akinbo is an advocate for STEM equity, scientific social science awareness, and infectious disease research protocols, creating pipelines for early-career scientists.
Scientific Engagement Advisory Board
Expert advisors providing strategic guidance and domain expertise in infectious disease research, technology, and health equity through professional collaboration.
ADVISOR
JANELLE LINTON-Ramsay, MPH
Mentorship and Engagement Advisor
Assistant Program Director of Community Engagement, RECOVER
NYU Langone Health | RECOVER Initiative
Janelle Linton-Ramsay is a distinguished public health leader with specialization in Long COVID research and community-based participatory models within the NIH RECOVER Initiative. Her career is dedicated to health systems strengthening, fostering diversity and inclusion, and enhancing global health equity through professional collaboration and policy guidance. Janelle is highly regarded for her ability to translate complex research into actionable communications that inform health policy.
- MPH, Global Health & Leadership – New York University
- BS, Public Health – Syracuse University
ADVISOR
Dr. Praveen Mudumbi, MD
Scientific Professional Advisor
NYU Langone Health | RECOVER Initiative
Dr. Mudumbi brings expertise in population health research and medicine, serving as a trusted advisor to NSS's Board and President. He supports program design, research review, and professional collaboration.
ADVISOR
Shen Cheng, PhD
EquiSci™ Sr. Research Data Scientist & Professional AI App Advisor
NYU Langone Health | RECOVER Initiative
Dr. Cheng brings deep data science experience and will provide feedback on scientific workflows, documentation, and feature priorities through professional collaboration aligned with NSS’s mission.
ADVISOR
Judy Kwak
EquiSci™ , TrialNexus™ Regulatory Advisor, Clinical Research & App Advisor
Senior IRB Manager, Rutgers University
Judy Kwak will help NITR build and maintain a strong regulatory infrastructure for clinical research applications, with a focus on Coordinating Center regulatory sections. Your expertise in IRB management and regulatory compliance will be invaluable as NITR develops its translational research programs, including EquiSci™ and TrialNexus™—an open-source AI platform developed by NITR that applies natural language processing and machine learning to identify sex-disaggregated patterns, outcome disparities, and research gaps in Long COVID and infectious disease research. The platform is designed to support researchers, clinicians, and policymakers through curated datasets, bias-detection tools, and public-facing analytical workflows.
Future Leaders in Science — 2026 Inaugural Cohort
Learn more about the cohort advancing science and health equity.
Grace E. Mitchell
Social Media & Outreach Intern / Research Assistant
| Incoming Stony Brook University Freshman, Major: Health Science, Fall 2026
Grace supports NITR's/NSS digital presence and community outreach efforts. A volunteer at NYU Langone Health and Johns Hopkins-trained in Chemistry in Medicine, she is an emerging STEM advocate and peer ambassador in the mentorship program.
Carmen M. Mitchell
Research Computer Science Assistant
Rising Junior at City University of New York, Hunter College, Yalow Scholar. She is majoring in Physics with a minor in Computer Science. Carmen supports NITR's computational biology efforts with our professional research team.