Nisha Gopal
FounderFounder at AbInitio Bio
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedAbInitio Bio · YC
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About
Nisha Gopal holds a PhD in biochemistry from Stanford and brings 14 years of research experience, including prior work as a research scientist at the Broad Institute. She is founder and Chief Scientific Officer of AbInitio Bio.
Founder at AbInitio BioYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Nisha went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran AbInitio Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at AbInitio Bio
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Daniel MukasaFounder & CEO
Experience
- Abinitio BioCo-Founder & CSOcurrent2026 — presentCambridge, MA
- Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardResearch Scientist, Sabeti Lab2024 — 2026Boston, MA
- Prakash Lab - Stanford UniversityScientific Collaborator - SnapDx2023 — 2026Stanford, CA
- Stanford UniversityPhD Student2017 — 2024Stanford, CA
- CNRS / Université Pierre et Marie CurieFulbright Scholar2016 — 2017Paris 05, Île-de-France, France
- UCLAAmgen Scholar2015Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- University of MichiganUROP Fellow - Molecular & Integrative Physiology2012 — 2013Detroit Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
FrenchqRT-PCRqPCRAssay DevelopmentDevice IntegrationWorkflow DesignCentral Nervous System1Project Management2Meeting Facilitation1Curriculum DevelopmentTeachingLecturing
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BiochemistryProtein PurificationProtein ExpressionMolecular BiologyCRISPR-Cas13isothermal PCRnucleic acid detectionclinical and field deploymentin-house production of diagnostics reagentsCross-cultural Communication SkillsMembrane Protein X-ray Crystallographynative protein purificationLanguages English · French · Kannada
- 2016 - 2017 Fulbright Scholarship Finalist — U.S. Department of State
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nisha Gopal?
- Nisha Gopal holds a PhD in biochemistry from Stanford and brings 14 years of research experience, including prior work as a research scientist at the Broad Institute. She is founder and Chief Scientific Officer of AbInitio Bio.
- Where does Nisha Gopal work?
- Nisha Gopal is Founder of AbInitio Bio.
- What companies did Nisha Gopal found?
- Nisha Gopal founded AbInitio Bio.
- Where did Nisha Gopal go to school?
- Nisha Gopal studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Structural Biology); Pierre and Marie Curie University (Master 2 (French Masters degree), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry).
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