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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Bruce Stillman, PhD
President, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Fernando Racimo, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
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Jay Flatley
Former CEO/Executive Chairman, Illumina
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Kaja Wasik, PhD
Co-Founder, Variant Bio and Gencove
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Keolu Fox, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego
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Michael Schatz, PhD
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University