Abubakar Jalloh, PhD is Associate Director of Corporate Development at Scripps Research, where he is responsible for early stage technology diligence, NewCo formation, and partnering between funders, founders, and operators within and outside of the San Diego innovation ecosystem. Prior to his role at Scripps Research, Abu worked as bench scientist and team lead on early-to-mid stage projects at Cue Biopharma ($CUE), Gritstone Bio ($GRTS), and Fate Therapeutics ($FATE). Abu received a BS in Biological Sciences from Cornell University in Ithaca NY and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx NY. As a COVID Era San Diegan, he cherishes the time spent in the garden and nature abound, experimenting with composting as well maintaining and propagating native and naturalized plants.