Christian V. Kuhlen M.D., Esq.
General Counsel and Secretary
Dr. Christian V. Kuhlen, M.D., Esq., has been General Counsel and Secretary of Ignyta, Inc. since July, 2016. Dr. Kuhlen served as Corporate Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President of Genoptix Inc. since September 2007 and also served s its Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to Genoptix, Dr. Kuhlen was an Attorney in private practice as an Associate with Cooley Godward Kronish LLP from October 2004 to September 2007. From October 1995 to July 1997, Dr. Kuhlen served as Research Assistant of The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, where he studied the pathogenesis of the hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses. From August 1997 to May 2004, Dr. Kuhlen was a full-time graduate student. He holds a B.S. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego and a J.D. and M.D. from the University of Southern California.