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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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Headshot of Andrew Farnum

Andrew Farnum

Chief Executive Officer

Headshot of Holly Vance

Holly Vance

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Legal Officer

Headshot of Stephane Castel

Stephane Castel, PhD

Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Genomics Officer

David Moller, MD

Chief Scientific Officer

Steve Bryant, PhD

Chief Business Officer

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David Powell, PhD

VP, Therapeutics Discovery

Headshot of Heather Arnett

Heather Arnett, PhD

VP, Research

Headshot of Laura Yerges-Armstrong

Laura Yerges-Armstrong, PhD

VP, Computational Genetics

Leslie Hepner

VP, Operations

Prathap Kasina

Sr. Director, Partnerships & Business Development

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