is the Associate Director of Product Management at Tecan Genomics. He completed his PhD in molecular biology at Wayne State University, specializing in ribosomal RNA genetics, and followed this up with postdoctoral work examining miRNA and gene translation in protozoan parasites at University of California, San Francisco. Ashesh began his Tecan career as a Field Application Scientist, before moving to product management, where he continues to leverage his experience to help develop innovative solutions to address the challenges associated with NGS sample preparation.