Our Team
Jonathan Irwin
Chief Executive Officer
JD, LLM, MBA
Jonathan Irwin is CEO of AgraFilms. He has a background in biotechnology and extensive experience at the executive level in multiple startups.
Nathan Chesmore
Chief Scientific Officer
Ph.D.
Dr. Chesmore is an expert in dictyostelid and biofilm biology. He has expertise in anti-biofilm protein fractionation and cell culture techniques at lab and industry scale.
Courtney Griese
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
B.S.
Courtney Griese co-founded AgraFilms following her research on Dictyostelid and biofilm interactions at UW-Madison. She holds a B.S. in Microbiology and brings experience in biosafety, lab managment, and multi-agency federal grant administration.
Matthew Wielgat
Director of Research & Development
Ph.D.
Matthew Wielgat holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He specializes in Dictyostelid biology, biofilm pathogenesis, and wound infection models. As the Director of Research & Development, he leads efforts investigating Dictyostelid–biofilm interactions and developing dictyostelid-derived antimicrobial and anti-biofilm therapies.
Scientific Advisors
Amanda Gevens
Scientific Advisor
Ph.D.
Plant Pathology Chair at UW–Madison
Patricia McManus
Scientific Advisor
Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology at UW–Madison
John C. Landolt
Scientific Advisor
Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Plant Biology, Shepherd University, West Virginia
Founders
Marcin Filutowicz
Founder
Ph.D.
Marcin Filutowicz (1950–2022) founded AmebaGone in 2010 with the goal of commercializing the use of amoebae for biocontrol and disease treatment.