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Carlos L. Araya

Carlos L. Araya

Scientist–entrepreneur in genomics, biophysics, and variant interpretation

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San Francisco Bay Area, California
Joined August 2024

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Scientist–entrepreneur who translated deep functional‑genomics and biophysics into a commercial platform: Carlos co-founded Jungla to build a Functional Modeling Platform (FMP) that combined high‑throughput experimental data, structural/biophysical modeling, and machine learning to improve clinical variant interpretation; Jungla was acquired by Invitae in July 2019 and its technology was integrated into Invitae’s variant‑interpretation efforts. claraya+2
High-impact experimentalist with durable academic contributions: Araya’s Ph.D. and postdoctoral work produced multiple widely cited papers (deep mutational scanning, protein sequence–function mapping, integrative transcriptional analyses) that helped establish scalable functional assays and analysis methods used by both academic labs and clinical‑scale interpretation efforts. google+2
Bridges computation, biophysics, and clinical translation: his work spans molecular/experimental assay design, computational model development, and building auditable evidence systems (patents/applications exist) — indicating strengths in creating reproducible, scalable pipelines that connect lab measurements to clinical variant classification. justia+2
Academic training and lab pedigree: trained in Genome Sciences (Ph.D., University of Washington) and completed postdoctoral work at Stanford (Greenleaf lab), reflecting deep expertise in genomics, transcriptional regulation, and large‑scale experimental analysis — a background that informs both his academic publications and product work. washington+2

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Reading (broad interest in science fiction and non-fiction) and recommending books; public personal site mentions favorite authors and titles. claraya

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