Client Services Team
Katharine Korunes, Ph.D.
Harold Haun, Ph.D.
Arsalan Daudi, Ph.D.
Senior Manager of Client Services
Katharine Korunes, Ph.D.
Dr. Katharine Korunes has strong biotechnology and biomedical sciences expertise, including genetics/genomics, computational biology, and bioinformatics. Before joining EGC, Dr. Korunes received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship award and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowship award to support her research in computational biology and human population genetics. She routinely served as a manuscript reviewer for multiple research journals. In addition, Dr. Korunes has served as an ad hoc grant reviewer and as a panelist for the NSF. As the Senior Manager of Client Services at EGC, Dr. Korunes is passionate about working with experts across disciplines and leveraging her extensive experience in grant writing and reviewing to support entrepreneurs and scientists to advance their technologies using non-dilutive funding. In her spare time, Dr. Korunes enjoys gardening, cooking, running, paddle boarding, and spending time outdoors.
Professional Positions
- Senior Manager of Client Services, Eva Garland Consulting
- Scientific Consultant, Eva Garland Consulting
- Postdoctoral Scholar and NIH NRSA Fellow, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Education
- B.S. in Genetics from the University of Georgia
- Ph.D. in Genetics and Genomics from Duke University
Account Manager
Harold Haun, Ph.D.
Dr. Harold Haun has over a decade of experience in biomedical research, including expertise in neuroscience, pharmacology, and electrophysiology. Prior to joining EGC, Dr. Haun received two Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSAs) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his graduate and postdoctoral studies. Dr. Haun garnered multiple awards for his research, gained experience with diverse funding mechanisms through agencies including the NIH, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, and Department of Defense, and has served as an invited speaker on grant writing panels alongside NIH Program Officers and staff. As an Account Manager at EGC, Dr. Haun brings a passion for service to help all see their dreams come to fruition. He enjoys spending his free time outdoors with his family and friends, cooking, and enjoying live music.
Professional Positions
- Account Manager, Eva Garland Consulting
- Scientific Consultant, Eva Garland Consulting
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Education
- B.S. in Psychology from the College of Charleston
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Medical University of South Carolina
Scientific Consultant
Arsalan Daudi, Ph.D.
Dr. Arsalan Daudi provides strategic guidance for life science and agricultural technologies. As a trained molecular biologist with expertise in host-microbe interactions, plant immunity, biochemistry, and microbiology, Dr. Daudi has experience writing and winning research grants from multiple government funding agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He served as a member of the leadership team for the peer-reviewed journal, Bio-protocol, and has provided strategic consulting to numerous businesses in the life sciences. At EGC, Dr. Daudi loves working with trailblazers in their fields who are pushing the envelope to bring innovative ideas to the market. In his free time, Dr. Daudi enjoys biking the Durham greenways, hiking, gardening and relaxing with friends and family.
Professional Positions
- Scientific Consultant, Eva Garland Consulting
- Client Manager, Coleman Research
- Executive Editor & Business Development Lead, Bio-protocol
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of California at Davis
Education
- B.S. in Biotechnology from the University of Nottingham, England
- Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology from the University of East Anglia, England