Jarret Glasscock
FounderFounder/CTO at Cofactor Genomics
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCofactor Genomics · YC
About
Jarret Glasscock is a geneticist and computational biologist who co-founded Cofactor Genomics, a diagnostics company that uses RNA-based approaches for immunotherapy, where he serves as President and CTO. Before founding the company, he was a faculty member in the Department of Genetics at Washington University and worked at The Genome Institute, where he contributed to the Human Genome Project, led the Computational Biology Group, and participated in the Technology Development Group characterizing early RNA-seq experiments on 454 and Illumina/Solexa instruments.
Founder/CTO at Cofactor GenomicsYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Jarret went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Cofactor Genomics's investors · 9
Argonautic VenturesNew York · $5M checksAscension VenturesSaint Louis · $10M – $20M checks · since 2025DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksiSelect FundSt. Louis · $250K – $2M checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2023National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2015TenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015
Co-founders at Cofactor Genomics
Experience
- Cofactor GenomicsPresident & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Cofactor GenomicsChief Executive Officer2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partner - Healthcare/Biotech2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Cofactor Genomics, LLC (Pharma Sequencing Services)Founder and CEO2010 — 2015Greater St. Louis
- Cofactor Genomics LLC, (Pharma Sequencing Services)Founder and CTO2008 — 2010
- Washington University Genome Sequencing CenterResearch Faculty2006 — 2008
- Washington University Genome Sequencing CenterGroup Leader; Computational Biology Group WU Genome Sequencing Center2005 — 2007
- Washington University Genome Sequencing CenterSenior Scientist2004 — 2005
- Corvus Research GroupPrincipal2006 — 2007
Skills & more
Communication Skills4Sequence Analysis43Sequencing87Genomics99Genetics88Computational Biology55Molecular Biology51RNA-seq4genome sequencing5Bioinformatics40RNAseq12Genome Sequencing11
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LifesciencesDNA sequencingBLASTMolecular GeneticsPCRMicroarray AnalysisBiologyDrug DiscoveryScienceIlluminaIon Torrent454Languages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jarret Glasscock?
- Jarret Glasscock is a geneticist and computational biologist who co-founded Cofactor Genomics, a diagnostics company that uses RNA-based approaches for immunotherapy, where he serves as President and CTO. Before founding the company, he was a faculty member in the Department of Genetics at Washington University and worked at The Genome Institute, where he contributed to the Human Genome Project, led the Computational Biology Group, and participated in the Technology Development Group characterizing early RNA-seq experiments on 454 and Illumina/Solexa instruments.
- Where does Jarret Glasscock work?
- Jarret Glasscock is Founder/CTO of Cofactor Genomics.
- What companies did Jarret Glasscock found?
- Jarret Glasscock founded Cofactor Genomics.
- Where did Jarret Glasscock go to school?
- Jarret Glasscock studied at Y Combinator; Washington University in St. Louis (PhD, Molecular Genetics / Computational Biology); Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (PhD, Genetics).
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