Serafim Batzoglou

Dr. Serafim Batzoglou is a renowned figure in the field of computational genomics, currently serving as the Chief Data Officer at Seer Bio, a role where he spearheads the computational and machine learning teams to enhance proteomics technology and its applications in the biomedical field.

With a rich and varied professional background, Dr. Batzoglou has held key positions including Chief Data Officer at insitro, Vice President at Illumina, and Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University.

His expertise lies in leveraging algorithms and artificial intelligence in diverse bioscience challenges such as genome assembly, population genetics, cancer genomics, and genome sequencing technologies.

Notably, he is a co-founder of DNAnexus and has contributed his insights to scientific advisory boards of various prominent organizations like 23andMe, NextBio, Eve Biomedical, Genapsys, and Moleculo.

Recognition for his exceptional contributions include being named among top young technology innovators by Technology Review magazine in 2003, receiving the inaugural Innovator Award from the International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB) in 2016, and being honored as an ISCB Fellow in 2020.

Dr. Batzoglou's educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).