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Arash Jamshidi

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Co-Founder, President & CTO at Pioneering precision epigenetic medicines

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedPioneering precision epigenetic medicines

About

Arash Jamshidi is co-founder, president, and CTO of Moonwalk Biosciences, a therapeutics company developing an AI platform for early-stage cardiometabolic drug discovery that identifies epigenetic drivers of disease. He previously served as scientific co-founder and SVP of Data Sciences at GRAIL, where he led development of the Galleri machine learning classifier for multi-cancer early detection and managed a team of over 90 engineers and data scientists. He holds a PhD in EECS from UC Berkeley, has co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, and was named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 under 40 Class of 2021.

Co-Founder, President & CTO at Pioneering precision epigenetic medicines

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Pioneering precision epigenetic medicines's investors · 3

Alpha Wave GlobalMiamiARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks

Co-founders at Pioneering precision epigenetic medicines

AAAlex Aravanis
Alex AravanisCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

  1. Moonwalk BiosciencesCo-Founder, President and CTOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. GRAIL, Inc.SVP, Data Sciences2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. IlluminaAssociate Director of Research2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  4. UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2009 — 2011
  5. UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Researcher2005 — 2009
  6. Medical Image Analysis LaboratoryResearcher2004Simon Fraser University
  7. Sierra WirelessHardware Designer2004Vancouver, Canada Area
  8. New Media Innovation CentreSoftware Developer2003Vancouver, Canada Area

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Signal Processing24Machine Learning16Life Sciences1Bioinformatics2Biotechnology3Nanotechnology19Simulations16Semiconductors12Optics13Statistics3Genomics1
+3 moreMatlabC++Python

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Arash Jamshidi?
Arash Jamshidi is co-founder, president, and CTO of Moonwalk Biosciences, a therapeutics company developing an AI platform for early-stage cardiometabolic drug discovery that identifies epigenetic drivers of disease. He previously served as scientific co-founder and SVP of Data Sciences at GRAIL, where he led development of the Galleri machine learning classifier for multi-cancer early detection and managed a team of over 90 engineers and data scientists. He holds a PhD in EECS from UC Berkeley, has co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, and was named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 under 40 Class of 2021.
Where does Arash Jamshidi work?
Arash Jamshidi is Co-Founder, President & CTO of Pioneering precision epigenetic medicines.
What companies did Arash Jamshidi found?
Arash Jamshidi founded Pioneering precision epigenetic medicines.
Where did Arash Jamshidi go to school?
Arash Jamshidi studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences); University of California, Berkeley (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences); Simon Fraser University (Electrical Engineering).

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