About Us

Incubated and spun out of Colossal Biosciences in 2022, Form Bio was developed to empower scientific discovery. Our mission is to help scientists reach their next breakthroughs faster and with less effort.

To fulfill our mission, we're bringing together world class software professionals, life scientists and data scientists. Interested in joining our mission and our team? Learn about Careers at Form Bio.

Team Member Spotlight
Joe Nipko
, PhD
Vice President of AI

Our Team

Alcott

Adam

Alcott

,

PhD

Senior Engineer II
Anderson

Angela

Anderson

,

PhD

Sr. Director, Marketing
Bell

Heather

Bell

,

PhD

Director, Business Development
Bhide

Ketaki

Bhide

,

PhD

Computational Biologist
Busey

Andrew

Busey

,

PhD

Co-CEO
Cantarel

Brandi

Cantarel

,

PhD

Vice President of Bioinformatics
Capehart

Christina

Capehart

,

PhD

Director of Human Resources
Chen

BeiBei

Chen

,

PhD

Machine Learning Engineer
Chen

Zhewei

Chen

,

PhD

AI Scientist
Crocker

Mat

Crocker

,

PhD

Director of Engineering
Damas

Joana

Damas

,

PhD

Manager, Computational Biology
Daniels

Doug

Daniels

,

PhD

Chief Technology Officer
Day

Austin

Day

,

PhD

Lead AI Scientist
Diallo

Alpha

Diallo

,

PhD

Senior Director, Solutions Science
Elliott

Amicia

Elliott

,

PhD

Product Director, Life Sciences
Gaj

Maxfield

Gaj

,

PhD

Engineering Manager, Product Experience
Gedman

Gregory

Gedman

,

PhD

Principal Computational Biologist
Jimenez

Guillaume

Jimenez

,

PhD

Senior Engineer
Ketz

Nick

Ketz

,

PhD

Computational Scientist
Kim

Patrick

Kim

,

PhD

Engineering Manager
Knecht

Vanessa

Knecht

,

PhD

Executive Assistant
Kowalczyk

Amanda

Kowalczyk

,

PhD

Manager, Computational Biology
Lewis

Karen

Lewis

,

PhD

Senior Engineer
Manley

Neil

Manley

,

PhD

Senior Engineer
Maslova

Sasha

Maslova

,

PhD

AI Scientist
Mathews

Jeremy

Mathews

,

PhD

Bioinformatics Analyst
Menon

Mitra

Menon

,

PhD

Computational Biologist
Murray

Linda

Murray

,

PhD

Chief Financial Officer
Nguyen

Thuy

Nguyen

,

PhD

Computational Biologist
Nipko

Joe

Nipko

,

PhD

Vice President of AI
Schindel

Heidi

Schindel

,

PhD

Principal Computational Biologist - Microbiology
Schwarz Taylor

Erika

Schwarz Taylor

,

PhD

Manager, Computational Biology
Shiffman

Dan

Shiffman

,

PhD

Head of Customer Success
Sriraman

Anusha

Sriraman

,

PhD

Lead, Life Sciences Insights
Swendsen

Mark

Swendsen

,

PhD

Chief Revenue Officer
Talevich

Eric

Talevich

,

PhD

Solutions Architect
Wakeford

Kent

Wakeford

,

PhD

Co-CEO
Wakeland

Ben

Wakeland

,

PhD

Manager, Bioinformatics Engineering
Weinroth

Adam

Weinroth

,

PhD

Chief Marketing Officer
Amanda Kowalczyk
, PhD
BeiBei Chen
, PhD
Machine Learning Engineer
Austin Day
, PhD
Lead AI Scientist
Linda Murray
, PhD
CFO
Thuy Nguyen
, PhD
Computational Biologist
Gregory Gedman
, PhD
Principal Computational Biologist
Christina Capehart
, PhD
Director of Human Resources
Brandi Cantarel
, PhD
Vice President of Bioinformatics
Joe Nipko
, PhD
Vice President of AI
Alpha Diallo
, PhD
Senior Director, Solutions Science
Amicia Elliott
, PhD
Product Director, Life Sciences
Doug Daniels
, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Chris Haas
, PhD
Head of Partner Engineering
William Troy
, PhD
Bioinformatics Engineer
Max Gaj
, PhD
Engineering Manager
Mathew Crocker
, PhD
Director of Engineering
Mark Swendsen
, PhD
Chief Revenue Officer
Kent Wakeford
, PhD
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Karen Lewis
, PhD
Senior Engineer

Scientific Advisory Board

Lindsey George, M.D.

Lindsey George, M.D.

Director of Clinical In Vivo Gene Therapy

Attending Physician, Division of Hematology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Expert on disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis

Steven Gray, PhD

Steven Gray, PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern

Core expertise in AAV gene therapy vector engineering and optimization

Noriyuki Kasahara, PhD, M.D.

Noriyuki Kasahara, PhD, M.D.

Professor and Alvera L. Kan Endowed chair of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Chief Scientific Officer of 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.

Specializes in diverse viral vector-based gene delivery systems and next-generation gene transfer technologies

Paris Margaritis, DPhil

Paris Margaritis, DPhil

Research Director of Translational Programs in Gene Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania

Develops AAV gene delivery approaches for the treatment of rare genetic disorders, from proof-of-concept to IND stage

Expertise in the ocular and the hemophilia gene therapy space

Dolan Sondhi, PhD

Dolan Sondhi, PhD

Professor of Research in Genetic Medicine

Associate Director of Belfer Gene Therapy Core at Weill Cornell Medical College

Board Member of Passage Bio

Research focuses on developing gene therapies for rare genetic diseases and diseases that significantly impact the brain

Barry Byrne, PhD, MD

Barry Byrne, PhD, MD

Associate Chair of Pediatrics

Director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center at University of Florida

Expert in inherited muscle diseases

Frederick Porter, PhD

Frederick Porter, PhD

Chief Technical Officer at Taysha Gene Therapies

Development of gene therapy & viral vaccine candidates

Deep manufacturing experience at Novartis & BridgeBio

Corporate Advisors

George Church, PhD

George Church, PhD

Professor of Genetics at Harvard Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Pioneer in initiating the Human Genome Project

Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD

Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD

Nobel Laureate

Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator since 2000

Inventor of Bioorthogonal Chemistry

Former Board of Eli Lilly

Joseph M DeSimone, PhD

Joseph M DeSimone, PhD

Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine and Chemical Engineering at Stanford University

One of only 25 people elected to all three US National Academies - Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering

Helen Hobbs, M.D.

Helen Hobbs, M.D.

Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

2018 Harrington Prize for Innovation and Medicine

Pfizer Board Member since 2011

Elazer Edelman, M.D., PhD

Elazer Edelman, M.D., PhD

Edward J. Poitras Professor in Medical Engineering and Science at MIT

Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Senior Attending Physician in the coronary care unit at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston

Beth Shapiro, PhD

Beth Shapiro, PhD

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz

2009 MacArthur Fellow

Erez Lieberman Aiden, PhD

Erez Lieberman Aiden, PhD

Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

Inventor of the Hi-C method for three-dimensional DNA sequencing

Recipient of Technology Review’s 2009 TR35, recognizing the top 35 innovators under 35

David Haussler, PhD

David Haussler, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Biomolecular Engineering, University of California

Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence

2015 Dan David Prize Recipient

Christopher E. Mason, PhD

Christopher E. Mason, PhD

Professor of Genomics, Physiology, and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine

Director of the WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction

NIH’s Transformative R01 Award Recipient

Linda Avey

Linda Avey

CEO of Precisely, a digital assistant for automating medical flows and implementing personalized care programs

Co-Founder of 23andMe

Board of Fellows Member at Stanford Medical School

Peter Diamandis

Peter Diamandis

Founder and Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation

Named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” in 2014

Founded over 24 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education

Tom Gruber

Tom Gruber

Founder at Humanistic AI

Impact Advisor at Colossal Biosciences

Head of AI Design at Apple – Founding Team for Siri Design

Nyalleng Moorosi

Nyalleng Moorosi

Research Software Engineer at Google

Former Senior Researcher at the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Founding Member of the Deep Learning Indaba based in Africa

Dave Copps

Dave Copps

CEO at Worlds, a Spatial AI Company

Former Emerging Company CEO of the Year in Texas at Brainspace Corporation

Member of the Aspen Institute’s Roundtable on AI

Shareholders

JAZZ Venture Partners
United States Innovative Technology
Builders VC
At One Ventures
Bold Capital Partners
Breyer Capital
Climate Capital
Draper Associates
Gaingels