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Evan Witt
Computational Biologist at Biomarin Pharmaceutical
Evan Witt is a Computational Biologist at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., located in the San Francisco Bay Area.5 He previously worked as a graduate student in Li Zhao's Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics at Rockefeller University.13 During his time at Rockefeller, Witt conducted research on genetic mutations in fruit flies, specifically studying why older fathers pass on more genetic mutations to their offspring.1 His work involved using single-cell sequencing techniques to analyze RNA from fruit fly testes and comparing it to genomic data.1
Witt's research interests include genomics and computational biology.4 As a first author on a study published in January 2023, he contributed to findings that suggest both the accumulation of mutations and less efficient mutation repair contribute to the higher number of genetic mutations passed on by older fathers.12
In his current role at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Witt applies his expertise in computational biology to support the company's research and development efforts.
