John Goertz
FounderFounder at Signatur Biosciences
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
FoundedSignatur Biosciences Β· YC
About
John Goertz is co-founder and chief scientific officer at Signatur Biosciences, where he applies machine learning to PCR-based diagnostics. He completed postdoctoral research at Imperial College London's Stevens Group as an NIH F32 fellow, and holds a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a BSc in physics and cell & molecular biology from Seattle University.
John Goertz @biogoertz
With all the environmental catastrophes we face, it's so important to remember that we have the power to fix things, to restore the balance we destroyed. The re-introduction of wolves to Yellowstone is a great example. Also: humpback whales. https://t.co/ICWgBlTgE4
Aug 22, 2022 Β· β₯ 3
John Goertz @biogoertz
I've lived this nightmare more times than I care to count... https://t.co/Uf4dsgQDEm
Aug 20, 2022 Β· β₯ 2
John Goertz @biogoertz
I swear there is no more obnoxious Twitter thread habit than the final tweet telling me to like the first tweet... I mean, come on, we all know how Twitter works π
Jul 17, 2022 Β· β₯ 1
Founder at Signatur BiosciencesYC S22
Intro paths
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Signatur Biosciences's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Signatur Biosciences
Experience
- Boehringer IngelheimPrincipal Scientistcurrent2025 β presentRidgefield, CT
- PyMC LabsPrincipal Data Scientist2025 β 2026
- Signatur Biosciences (YC S22)Chief Scientific Officer2022 β 2025
- Imperial College LondonNIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellow2019 β 2022London, United Kingdom
- University of MarylandGraduate Research Assistant - White Lab2013 β 2018College Park, MD
- Seattle UniversityResearch Assistant2011 β 2013
- Seattle UniversityAssistant Audio/Visual Technician2011 β 2013
- Seattle UniversityResearch Assistant2012
Education
- University of MarylandDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering2013 β 2018
- Seattle UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Physics2009 β 2013
- Seattle UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology2009 β 2013
Skills & more
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TranscriptomicsRNAseqComputational BiologyMolecular ModelingGenerative DesignMolecular DiagnosticsBioengineeringMachine LearningData ScienceData VisualizationPostgreSQLSQLLanguages English Β· German
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Also attended Seattle University18
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Also worked at Signatur Biosciences (YC S22)1
Also worked at Imperial College London90
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Also worked at University of Maryland30
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