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Malek Faham

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Chief Scientist at Illumina Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M

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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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Experience

  1. Illumina VenturesChief Scientistcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AccuraGenChief Scientific Officercurrent2015 — present
  3. VinetiCo-Founder and Advisor2016 — 2019
  4. Convergent GenomicsScientific Advisor2015 — 2019
  5. Sequenta Inc (acquired by Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2015)Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer2008 — 2016South San Francisco
  6. AffymetrixVP, Oncology Technology Research2005 — 2008
  7. ParAllele BioScience (acquired by Affymetrix in 2005)Co-Founder and Director of Research2001 — 2005
  8. Stanford University (Genome Technology Center)Research Associate2000 — 2002
  9. 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, Ph.D.
Principal at Illumina Ventures
David C. Duffy, Ph.D.
Entrepreneur in Residence 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.
What check size does Malek Faham write?
Malek Faham typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
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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