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Jeff Ozdemir

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Founder at Kernal Biologics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedKernal Biologics · YC

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About

Jeff Ozdemir holds a PhD in Molecular Genetics from UT Southwestern Medical Center and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. He previously taught biochemistry at MIT before co-founding Kernal Biologics.

Founder at Kernal BiologicsYC S20

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Jeff went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Kernal Biologics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Kernal Biologics's investors · 20

Amgen VenturesThousand Oaks · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022Amino CollectiveBerlin · $216K – $1.6M checks · since 2022Asymmetry VenturesRichmond · $125K – $500K checksBeagle VenturesSantiagoCalm VenturesSan FranciscoCivilization Ventures Management, LlcTiburon · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Expanding CapitalGreenwichFoundersXPalo AltoFoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksHOF CapitalNew York · $500K – $10M checksHummingbird VenturesBrussels · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022MSA CapitalGrand CaymanOutsized VenturesLondon · $270K – $5.4M checksSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoSP Investment FundSymBiosisBentonvilleUNCOMMON DENOMINATORNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020Zachary Ginsburg FundsLynnwood

Co-founders at Kernal Biologics

YEYusuf Erkul
Yusuf ErkulFounder
BYBurak Yilmaz
Burak YilmazFounder
BYBurak YILMAZ
Burak YILMAZFounder

Experience

  1. Kernal BiologicsHead of Platformcurrent2017 — present
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)MITES Biochemistry Instructor2016 — 2018MIT
  3. Boston University School of MedicinePostdoctoral Researcher2015 — 2017
  4. Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Fellow2011 — 2015Boston, Massachusetts
  5. Brigham and Women's HospitalPostdoctoral Fellow2011 — 2015
  6. UT SouthwesternResearch Associate2011UT Southwestern Medical Center
  7. UT SouthwesternResearch Assistant2004 — 2011Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  8. Sabanci UniversitySummer intern2003Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
  9. University of AberdeenSummer intern2002Greater Aberdeen Area

Skills & more

Design Thinking1Machine Learning Algorithms7Artificial Intelligence (AI)7Statistical Data Analysis5Data Science6Data Mining5Java1Large Language Models (LLM)6Machine Learning5Data Analysis17Science8Biochemistry29
+12 moreBioinformaticsTeachingBiotechnologyMolecular BiologyBiologyCell CultureGeneticsProtein ExpressionMatlabRCancerScientific Writing

Languages English · Turkish

  • Data Science and Machine Learning — MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Ozdemir?
Jeff Ozdemir holds a PhD in Molecular Genetics from UT Southwestern Medical Center and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. He previously taught biochemistry at MIT before co-founding Kernal Biologics.
Where does Jeff Ozdemir work?
Jeff Ozdemir is Founder of Kernal Biologics.
What companies did Jeff Ozdemir found?
Jeff Ozdemir founded Kernal Biologics.
Where did Jeff Ozdemir go to school?
Jeff Ozdemir studied at UT Southwestern Medical Center (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Biology and Genetics); Bilkent University (B.S., Molecular Biology and Genetics).

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