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Vida Ahyong, Ph.D.

Biohub Fellow

Vida Ahyong is a CZ Biohub Fellow and a member of the Rapid Response team with a background in pathogen genomics, drug discovery, and bioinformatics. As a Biohub Fellow, she is pursuing independent research to discover host-directed therapeutics against a variety of intracellular pathogens. As a scientist on the Rapid Response team, Ahyong is training scientists around the world to use new tools and technologies to identify and detect pathogens through metagenomic sequencing.

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Joe DeRisi, Ph.D.

Joe DeRisi, Ph.D.

President
Sandra Schmid, Ph.D.

Sandra Schmid, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer
Rafael Gómez-Sjöberg, Ph.D.

Rafael Gómez-Sjöberg, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer
Melinda Griffith

Melinda Griffith

Chief Legal Officer
Ranen Aviner, Ph.D.

Ranen Aviner, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Infectious Disease and Quantitative Cell Science
Keir Balla, Ph.D.

Keir Balla, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Infectious Disease and Quantitative Cell Science
Vida Ahyong, Ph.D.

Vida Ahyong, Ph.D.

Biohub Fellow
Carolina Arias, Ph.D.

Carolina Arias, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Infectious Disease
Josh Elias, Ph.D.

Josh Elias, Ph.D.

Platform Leader
Rafael Gómez-Sjöberg, Ph.D.

Rafael Gómez-Sjöberg, Ph.D.

Platform Leader
Greg Huber, Ph.D.

Greg Huber, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Quantitative Cell Science
Adrian Jacobo, Ph.D.

Adrian Jacobo, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Quantitative Cell Science
Amy Kistler, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Amy Kistler, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Group Leader, Infectious Disease
Manuel Leonetti, Ph.D.

Manuel Leonetti, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Quantitative Cell Science
Shalin Mehta, Ph.D.

Shalin Mehta, Ph.D.

Platform Leader
Norma Neff, Ph.D.

Norma Neff, Ph.D.

Director, Genomics
John Pak, Ph.D.

John Pak, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Infectious Disease
Loïc Royer, Dr. Rer. Nat.

Loïc Royer, Dr. Rer. Nat.

Group Leader, Quantitative Cell Science
Cristina Tato, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Cristina Tato, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Director, Rapid Response
Joan Wong, Ph.D.

Joan Wong, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Data Science
Willow Coyote-Maestas, Ph.D.

Willow Coyote-Maestas, Ph.D.
Max Staller, Ph.D.

Max Staller, Ph.D.
Leah Guthrie, Ph.D.

Leah Guthrie, Ph.D.
ADAM ABATE, PH.D.

ADAM ABATE, PH.D.
HILLEL ADESNIK, PH.D.

HILLEL ADESNIK, PH.D.
JILLIAN BANFIELD, PH.D.

JILLIAN BANFIELD, PH.D.
JENNIFER AHERN, PH.D., M.P.H.

JENNIFER AHERN, PH.D., M.P.H.
NICOLAS ALTEMOSE, D.PHIL., PH.D.

NICOLAS ALTEMOSE, D.PHIL., PH.D.
MARK ANDERSON, M.D., PH.D.

MARK ANDERSON, M.D., PH.D.
KATRIN ANDREASSON, M.D.

KATRIN ANDREASSON, M.D.
ANA ARRUDA, PH.D.

ANA ARRUDA, PH.D.
CARLOS BUSTAMANTE, PH.D.

CARLOS BUSTAMANTE, PH.D.
ZHENAN BAO, PH.D.

ZHENAN BAO, PH.D.
CHRISTOPHER BARNES, PH.D.

CHRISTOPHER BARNES, PH.D.
HELEN BATEUP, PH.D.

HELEN BATEUP, PH.D.
ADAM DE LA ZERDA, PH.D.

ADAM DE LA ZERDA, PH.D.
JADE BENJAMIN-CHUNG, PH.D., M.P.H.

JADE BENJAMIN-CHUNG, PH.D., M.P.H.
TREVER BIVONA, M.D., PH.D.

TREVER BIVONA, M.D., PH.D.
HANA EL-SAMAD, PH.D.

HANA EL-SAMAD, PH.D.
CATHERINE BLISH, M.D., PH.D.

CATHERINE BLISH, M.D., PH.D.
DAVID BOOTH, PH.D.

DAVID BOOTH, PH.D.
JENNIFER BROPHY, PH.D.

JENNIFER BROPHY, PH.D.
ADAM FROST, M.D., PH.D.

ADAM FROST, M.D., PH.D.
ANNE BRUNET, PH.D.

ANNE BRUNET, PH.D.
JUDITH FRYDMAN, PH.D.

JUDITH FRYDMAN, PH.D.
ABIGAIL BUCHWALTER, PH.D.

ABIGAIL BUCHWALTER, PH.D.
DANIELE CANZIO, PH.D.

DANIELE CANZIO, PH.D.
EDWARD CHANG, M.D.

EDWARD CHANG, M.D.
SARAH CHASINS, PH.D.

SARAH CHASINS, PH.D.
BRYAN GREENHOUSE, M.D.

BRYAN GREENHOUSE, M.D.
CHARLES CHIU, M.D., PH.D.

CHARLES CHIU, M.D., PH.D.
WILLIAM GREENLEAF, PH.D.

WILLIAM GREENLEAF, PH.D.
SEEMAY CHOU, PH.D.

SEEMAY CHOU, PH.D.
LISA GUNAYDIN, PH.D.

LISA GUNAYDIN, PH.D.
THOMAS CLANDININ, PH.D.

THOMAS CLANDININ, PH.D.
MICHAEL CLARKE, M.D.

MICHAEL CLARKE, M.D.
David Cox, M.D., Ph.D.

David Cox, M.D., Ph.D.
CHRISTINA CURTIS, PH.D.

CHRISTINA CURTIS, PH.D.
JOSÉ DINNENY, PH.D.

JOSÉ DINNENY, PH.D.
MARTIN KAMPMANN, PH.D.

MARTIN KAMPMANN, PH.D.
JENNIFER DIONNE, PH.D.

JENNIFER DIONNE, PH.D.
PETER KIM, PH.D.

PETER KIM, PH.D.
SOPHIE DUMONT, PH.D.

SOPHIE DUMONT, PH.D.
BRIAN KOBILKA, M.D.

BRIAN KOBILKA, M.D.
ELIZABETH EGAN, M.D., PH.D.

ELIZABETH EGAN, M.D., PH.D.
SHIRIT EINAV, M.D.

SHIRIT EINAV, M.D.
STEFANO ERMON, PH.D.

STEFANO ERMON, PH.D.
MICHAEL FISCHBACH, PH.D.

MICHAEL FISCHBACH, PH.D.
JURE LESKOVEC, PH.D.

JURE LESKOVEC, PH.D.
YVETTE FISHER, PH.D.

YVETTE FISHER, PH.D.
DANIEL FLETCHER, PH.D., D.PHIL.

DANIEL FLETCHER, PH.D., D.PHIL.
HITEN MADHANI, M.D., PH.D.

HITEN MADHANI, M.D., PH.D.
POLLY FORDYCE, PH.D.

POLLY FORDYCE, PH.D.
MICHEL MAHARBIZ, PH.D.

MICHEL MAHARBIZ, PH.D.
EMILY FOX, PH.D.

EMILY FOX, PH.D.
HERNAN GARCIA, PH.D.

HERNAN GARCIA, PH.D.
ALEX MARSON, M.D., PH.D.

ALEX MARSON, M.D., PH.D.
ZEV GARTNER, PH.D.

ZEV GARTNER, PH.D.
RIKKY MULLER, PH.D.

RIKKY MULLER, PH.D.
CHARLES (CHUCK) GAWAD, M.D., PH.D.

CHARLES (CHUCK) GAWAD, M.D., PH.D.
PASCAL GELDSETZER, M.D., PH.D., M.P.H.

PASCAL GELDSETZER, M.D., PH.D., M.P.H.
AARON GITLER, PH.D.

AARON GITLER, PH.D.
ADA POON, PH.D.

ADA POON, PH.D.
EMILY GOLDBERG, PH.D.

EMILY GOLDBERG, PH.D.
MATTHEW PORTEUS, M.D., PH.D.

MATTHEW PORTEUS, M.D., PH.D.
Walter Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Walter Gonzalez, Ph.D.
MANU PRAKASH, PH.D.

MANU PRAKASH, PH.D.
BENJAMIN GOOD, PH.D.

BENJAMIN GOOD, PH.D.
HANI GOODARZI, PH.D.

HANI GOODARZI, PH.D.
CARLOS GUESTRIN, PH.D.

CARLOS GUESTRIN, PH.D.
KOLE ROYBAL, PH.D.

KOLE ROYBAL, PH.D.
COREY HARWELL, PH.D.

COREY HARWELL, PH.D.
ELIZABETH SATTELY, PH.D.

ELIZABETH SATTELY, PH.D.
LIN HE, PH.D.

LIN HE, PH.D.
AMY HERR, PH.D.

AMY HERR, PH.D.
Christopher Hernandez, Ph.D.

Christopher Hernandez, Ph.D.
KIM SEED, PH.D.

KIM SEED, PH.D.
ROGELIO HERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ, PH.D.

ROGELIO HERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ, PH.D.
DIRK HOCKEMEYER, PH.D.

DIRK HOCKEMEYER, PH.D.
CHRISTINA SMOLKE, PH.D.

CHRISTINA SMOLKE, PH.D.
MICHELLE HSIANG, M.D.

MICHELLE HSIANG, M.D.
BO HUANG, PH.D.

BO HUANG, PH.D.
YUN SONG, PH.D.

YUN SONG, PH.D.
TOM SOH, PH.D.

TOM SOH, PH.D.
FRANKLIN HUANG, M.D., PH.D.

FRANKLIN HUANG, M.D., PH.D.
KC HUANG, PH.D.

KC HUANG, PH.D.
NILAH IOANNIDIS, PH.D.

NILAH IOANNIDIS, PH.D.
LIVNAT JERBY-ARNON, PH.D.

LIVNAT JERBY-ARNON, PH.D.
SILVANA KONERMANN, PH.D.

SILVANA KONERMANN, PH.D.
TAIA WANG, M.D., PH.D.

TAIA WANG, M.D., PH.D.
TANJA KORTEMME, PH.D.

TANJA KORTEMME, PH.D.
JAMES WELLS, PH.D.

JAMES WELLS, PH.D.
BRITT KOSKELLA, PH.D.

BRITT KOSKELLA, PH.D.
DIANA LAIRD, PH.D.

DIANA LAIRD, PH.D.
KE XU, PH.D.

KE XU, PH.D.
MARKITA LANDRY, PH.D.

MARKITA LANDRY, PH.D.
CHARLES LANGELIER, M.D., PH.D.

CHARLES LANGELIER, M.D., PH.D.
NIR YOSEF, PH.D.

NIR YOSEF, PH.D.
LIANA LAREAU, PH.D.

LIANA LAREAU, PH.D.
WENJUN ZHANG, PH.D.

WENJUN ZHANG, PH.D.

Scientific Advisory Board

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Britt Glaunsinger, Ph.D.

UC Berkeley; Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Harmit Malik, Ph.D.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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Iain Cheeseman, Ph.D.

Whitehead Institute
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Phil Smoot

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Ph.D.

Washington University in St. Louis

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Peter Kim, Ph.D.

CZ Biohub Senior Investigator; Stanford University

A CHAN ZUCKERBERG SCIENCE institute