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Nisha Gopal

Founder

Founder at AbInitio Bio

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedAbInitio Bio · YC

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.

GP

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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In turn, Nisha can intro founders to AbInitio Bio's investors below.

AbInitio Bio's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at AbInitio Bio

DMDaniel Mukasa
Daniel MukasaFounder & CEO

Experience

  1. Abinitio BioCo-Founder & CSOcurrent2026 — presentCambridge, MA
  2. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardResearch Scientist, Sabeti Lab2024 — 2026Boston, MA
  3. Prakash Lab - Stanford UniversityScientific Collaborator - SnapDx2023 — 2026Stanford, CA
  4. Stanford UniversityPhD Student2017 — 2024Stanford, CA
  5. CNRS / Université Pierre et Marie CurieFulbright Scholar2016 — 2017Paris 05, Île-de-France, France
  6. UCLAAmgen Scholar2015Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  7. University of MichiganUROP Fellow - Molecular & Integrative Physiology2012 — 2013Detroit Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

FrenchqRT-PCRqPCRAssay DevelopmentDevice IntegrationWorkflow DesignCentral Nervous System1Project Management2Meeting Facilitation1Curriculum DevelopmentTeachingLecturing
+12 moreBiochemistryProtein PurificationProtein ExpressionMolecular BiologyCRISPR-Cas13isothermal PCRnucleic acid detectionclinical and field deploymentin-house production of diagnostics reagentsCross-cultural Communication SkillsMembrane Protein X-ray Crystallographynative protein purification

Languages English · French · Kannada

  • 2016 - 2017 Fulbright Scholarship Finalist — U.S. Department of State

From Nisha's professional profile.

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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