Andrew Pierce is a versatile scientific leader with over 20 years of experience in research focusing on metabolic diseases, immunology, cancer, neuroscience, animal behavior, and endocrinology. He deploys a diverse toolkit encompassing tissue-based pathology tools, molecular, and biochemical analyses.

Andrew holds a Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees from Bucknell University and The University of Memphis respectively. He also completed his B.S. at Bucknell University.

In his professional journey, Andrew has held various roles including Senior Scientist at 89bio, Scientist III at Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., Senior Scientific Researcher at Genentech, Supplier Engineer at Intuitive Surgical, Technical Director at UCSF's Liver Center's Cell Biology Core, Lecturer at Santa Clara University, Postdoctoral Fellow and Graduate Teaching Assistant at UCSF, Library Reference Assistant, and Graduate Assistant at Bucknell University.