Our Team
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.

Andrew Farnum
Chief Executive Officer

Craig Basson, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, President of R&D

Holly Vance
Chief Operating Officer

Stephane Castel, PhD
Co-Founder, Chief Scientific & Technology Officer

Bob Kang
Business Development

Kairi Beck
Finance & Accounting

Laura Yerges-Armstrong, PhD
Computational Genetics

Leslie Hepner
Operations

Melissa Hendershott, PhD
Genomic Partnership Implementation

Prathap Kasina
Genomic Partnerships & Business Development

Rob Flickenger
Research Infrastructure

Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer, PhD
Ethics & Engagement

Sharon Crugnale
Development Operations

Swapan Chowdhury, PhD
Clinical Pharmacology & Nonclinical Sciences

Todd Meyer, PhD
Medicinal Chemistry

Yvette Latchman, PhD
Discovery Research







