Oriented at the cutting edge of AI, RNA and structural biology
We want to unleash the power of artificial intelligence on molecular structure to engineer RNA biology, creating medicines that can tackle diseases that were previously untreatable.
Our Team

Executed by an interdisciplinary, world-class team with deep experience in RNA and structural biology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, genomics, engineering, and physics, we are THE RNA structure company.

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Raphael Townshend

Founder & CEO

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Ayah Abdeldayem

Scientist, Screening

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Brandon Anderson

Staff Scientist,
Machine Learning

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Brent Townshend

Head of ML
Data Generation

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Connor Stephens

Machine Learning
Engineer

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Cornelius Corkery

Operations and
Compliance Specialist

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Debarati DasGupta

Senior Scientist,
Computational
Chemistry

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Derek Leung

Strategy and Finance
Intern

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Esta Kor

Business Operations
Manager

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Gabriel Ferns

Machine Learning
Engineer

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Jake Yukich

Research Associate

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Jimin Park

Senior Scientist,
Functional Genomics

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Manjunath Ramarao

Chief Scientific Officer

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Mark Stead

Head of
Business Development

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Matias Kaplan

Founding Scientist,
RNA Biology

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Meredith Corley

Senior Scientist,
Computational Biology

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Minna Bui

Staff Scientist,
Chemistry

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Praveen Kumar

Screening Lead

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Ramya Rangan

Scientist, Computational
Structural Biology

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Ryan Chow

Associate Scientist

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Stephan Eismann

Head of Machine Learning
& Founding Scientist

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Stephanie Simmons

Head of People

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Suparna Gupta

Project Management
Lead

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Tabitha Tcheau

Senior Research
Associate

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Yuzu Ido

Machine Learning
Engineer


Our Scientific Advisors
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Ron Dror,
Computational Biology and Machine Learning

Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University

Leads research group that uses molecular simulation and machine learning to elucidate biomolecular structure, dynamics, and function.

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Roger Kornberg,
Structural Biology and RNA

Professor of Structural Biology, Stanford University

Nobel prize in Chemistry for understanding the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription.

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Gene Yeo,
RNA Biology and RNA Therapeutics

Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UCSD

His research focuses on the importance of RNA processing and the roles that RNA binding proteins play in development and disease.

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Nicholas Meanwell,
Drug Hunter and Medicinal Chemist

Former Scientific VP of Small Molecule Drug Discovery at Bristol-Myers Squibb

Advanced 33 clinical candidates over a 40-year career at BMS

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Percy Carter,
Drug Discovery Leader and Biotech Executive

CSO of Blueprint Medicines and Board member of HiFiBiO Therapeutics

Previous scientific leadership roles at Fibrogen, Janssen, and BMS


Our Investors
Playground 8VC Greylock Factory AME Cloud Ventures not boring AIX Ventures

Join us in integrating artificial intelligence with structural biology to treat disease