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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![A headshot of David McElligot](https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/David-McElligott_headshot_optimized.jpg?w=241&h=241&fm=jpg&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1688752783&s=96a97066238f03c2dc0703ca14e1e714 241w)
David McElligott, PhD
Former CSO, Petra Pharma
![A headshot of Evan Eichler](https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Evan-Eichler_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=389&h=389&fm=jpeg&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1688752767&s=1bcb5a2e7f7acc862e7717e2927c4df6 389w)
Evan Eichler, PhD
Professor of Genome Sciences, HHMI Investigator, University of Washington
![A headshot of Gosia Trynka](https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Gosia-Trynka_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=388&h=388&fm=jpeg&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1688752758&s=f75e71e75396b825a25a055cd76e9794 388w)
Gosia Trynka, PhD
Group Leader, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Experimental Science Director, Open Targets
![A headshot of Karen Akinsanya](https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Karen-Akinsanya_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=768&h=768&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1688752714&s=9cb16deb1c45c113e677cfcc8e485949 768w, https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Karen-Akinsanya_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=640&h=640&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1688752714&s=c4a5ffcc64962469814553c453e0cc5d 640w, https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Karen-Akinsanya_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=480&h=480&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1688752714&s=a979e71a4ed14cbd39fe0229a152e5d8 480w)
Karen Akinsanya, PhD
Executive Vice President, Chief Biomedical Scientist, Head of Discovery R&D, Schrödinger
![A headshot of Rob Scott](https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Rob-Scott_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=318&h=317&fm=jpeg&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1688752666&s=4d28a2738c17ea9c7c5c4bd3363e10b7 318w)
Rob Scott, MD
Former CMO, Abbvie
![A headshot of Ryan Hernandez](https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Ryan-Hernandez_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=419&h=422&fm=jpeg&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1688752633&s=8bf5ec339dc375c646535c4c19c81cfb 419w)
Ryan Hernandez, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UC San Francisco
![A headshot of Tuuli Lappalainen](https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Tuuli-Lappalainen_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=768&h=751&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1688752612&s=e6b1436a925747da94702afda2dd2dd8 768w, https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Tuuli-Lappalainen_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=640&h=626&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1688752612&s=41b7bcbf0ca713fd5498708ca3f44879 640w, https://variant-bio.transforms.svdcdn.com/staging/default/Tuuli-Lappalainen_headshot_optimized.jpeg?w=480&h=469&q=82&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1688752612&s=6ee6fd098862af78a4c9f3f851194910 480w)
Tuuli Lappalainen, PhD
Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Senior Associate Member, New York Genome Center