Malek Faham
InvestorChief Scientist at Illumina Ventures · Board director at Protillion Biosciences
San Francisco Bay Area
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About
A physician-scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Sequenta (acquired by Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2015) and ParAllele Biosciences (acquired by Affymetrix in 2005), later serving as VP of Research and Oncology Technology at Affymetrix. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and an MD from UCSF, with 60 peer-reviewed publications and 40 US patents.
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Board director at Protillion Biosciences
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Experience
- Illumina VenturesChief Scientistcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AccuraGenChief Scientific Officercurrent2015 — present
- VinetiCo-Founder and Advisor2016 — 2019
- Convergent GenomicsScientific Advisor2015 — 2019
- Sequenta Inc (acquired by Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2015)Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer2008 — 2016South San Francisco
- AffymetrixVP, Oncology Technology Research2005 — 2008
- ParAllele BioScience (acquired by Affymetrix in 2005)Co-Founder and Director of Research2001 — 2005
- Stanford University (Genome Technology Center)Research Associate2000 — 2002
- Psychiatry department at University of California San FranciscoResident1997 — 2001
Colleagues at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit 'Ron' Mazumder, Ph.D.
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit "Ron" Mazumder
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Alexis Yongmei Ji
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter, Ph.D.
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Charles Lin
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Charles White
Senior Associate at Illumina Ventures
Charles White, Ph.D.
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Malek Faham?
- A physician-scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Sequenta (acquired by Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2015) and ParAllele Biosciences (acquired by Affymetrix in 2005), later serving as VP of Research and Oncology Technology at Affymetrix. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and an MD from UCSF, with 60 peer-reviewed publications and 40 US patents.
- Where does Malek Faham work?
- Malek Faham is Chief Scientist at Illumina Ventures and Board director at Protillion Biosciences.
- Where did Malek Faham go to school?
- Malek Faham studied at University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine (Residency, Psychiatry); University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine (MD, PhD); University of Maryland Baltimore County (BA, Biochemistry and molecular biology).
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Also attended University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine22
Tracy GeorgeInvestor at EPIC VENTURESDoug RossInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesPhil SangerManaging Partner at TEXO VenturesJohn HalamkaAdvisor, MD, MS at DigiTx Partners LLCSteven Packer, M.D.Executive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital PartnersMichael PennFounding Partner at Health Equity Ventures
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Also attended University of Maryland Baltimore County38
Beth ThorpeAdministrative Manager at JMI EquityKatie WillgingSenior Alternative Investments Analyst at NextGen Venture PartnersStephanie C. HillPresident, Rotary and Mission Systems at Lockheed Martin VenturesSam DienerManaging Partner at Early Light VenturesGreg Cangialosicreating at full frequency — all signal, no noiseMatt DimariaDirector at Innovation Studio
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vineti3
Also worked at Convergent Genomics2
Also worked at Sequenta Inc (acquired by Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2015)3
Also worked at Affymetrix15
Chris BarbazetteExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONAlan DanceExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONSue SiegelHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthGary GuthartExecutive Chairman, PhD at Intuitive VenturesGiselle CamposHead of Human Resources at Ajax HealthRon ShigetaInvestor at Alix Ventures
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