About Us
Meet the people behind Variant Bio
Our team's expertise spans genetics, molecular biology, therapeutics, anthropology, and ethics. We are united in the belief that human genomics has the power to transform drug development.
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Andrew Farnum
Chief Executive Officer
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Holly Vance
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Legal Officer
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Stephane Castel, PhD
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Genomics Officer
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David Moller, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
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Steve Bryant, PhD
Chief Business Officer
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Laura Yerges-Armstrong, PhD
Sr. VP, Computational Genetics
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Leslie Hepner
VP, Operations
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Prathap Kasina
VP, Partnerships & Business Development
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Stacey Drabic
VP, Biology
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Yvette Latchman, PhD
Sr. Director, Discovery Research