Linda Avey
Linda Avey, 2008
Born1960 (age 63–64)
South Dakota, United States of America
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materAugustana University (1982)[1]
Known forCo-founder of 23andMe
Precise.ly, Inc.[2]
Scientific career
FieldsPersonal genomics,
Biotechnology, entrepreneurship

Linda Avey (née Bahnson) is an American biologist and entrepreneur. She is known for co-founding 23andMe, a consumer genetic data company.[3][4][5]

Early life

Avey was born in 1960, in South Dakota, United States. She attended Augustana University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in biology in 1982.[1]

Early career

Avey began her scientific career in 1982 at University of California, Irvine as a staff research associate.[6] In 1985 she moved into various sales and business development in the fields of biopharmaceutical and academic research based in San Francisco, Boston, San Diego, and Washington, DC.[7] She worked for Perlegen Sciences (2003-2005), coordinating the world's first genome-wide association studies,[8] and for Affymetrix on the translational medicine team (2005-2006) with the goal of identifying genetic markers for diagnostic tests[9] She also held positions at Spotfire,[10] Chemdex, Applied Biosystems, PerSeptive Biosystems,[11] Molecular Dynamics, and Waters Corporation.[12]

23andMe and later career

In March 2006 Avey, Anne Wojcicki, and Paul Cusenza founded 23andMe, the world's first consumer genetic data company.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Avey left the company in 2009.[19][20] Cusenza had left the company in 2007.[21]

In 2009, Avey launched the Brainstorm Research Foundation, focused on accelerating research on the prevention and alleviation of Alzheimer's disease.[22][23]

In 2011, Avey co-founded Curious, Inc. with Heather Anne Halpert and Mitsu Hadeishi. The company was focused on building an online data aggregator of sensors, wearables, trackers, apps, social media, biometrics, and other personal data.[24] In 2018 Avey and Aneil Mallavarapu, PhD, focused on building automation tools for the Indian clinical market through their start-up Precisely, Inc.[2][25]

Avey is an advisor to Verily Life Sciences and is on the Board of Fellows at Stanford Medical School.

References

  1. 1 2 "Past Alumni Award Recipients". Augustana University. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "23andMe co-founder's new startup, Precise.ly, brings genomics to India through Narayana partnership". TechCrunch. January 15, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ Goetz, Thomas (November 17, 2007). "23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ Harmon, Amy (November 17, 2007). "My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Linda Avey". Linkedin. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bahnson, Linda S.; Buckpitt, Alan R. (1986). "Naphthalene metabolism by human lung microsomal enzymes". Toxicology. 41 (3): 333–341. doi:10.1016/0300-483X(86)90186-1. ISSN 0300-483X. PMID 3775781.
  7. ↑ Flows, Capital. "The Privacy Delusions Of Genetic Testing". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ Maraganore, Demetrius M.; de Andrade, Mariza; Lesnick, Timothy G.; Strain, Kari J.; Farrer, Matthew J.; Rocca, Walter A.; Pant, P. V. Krishna; Frazer, Kelly A.; Cox, David R. (November 2005). "High-Resolution Whole-Genome Association Study of Parkinson Disease". American Journal of Human Genetics. 77 (5): 685–693. doi:10.1086/496902. ISSN 0002-9297. PMC 1271381. PMID 16252231.
  9. ↑ "Linda Avey". Big Think. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Spotfire". TIBCO Software Inc. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "PerSeptive Biosystems". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Waters Corporation". Waters.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  13. ↑ Herper, Matthew. "For 23andMe, The Real Value Could Be In Its Data". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Genomics company 23andMe to launch weight-loss study focused on diet, exercise and genes". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  15. ↑ Farr, Christina (June 1, 2018). "Alphabet's Verily has hired top execs to bring its science research into hospitals and homes". CNBC. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ Singer, Emily. "Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ staff, CNBC.com (May 22, 2018). "2018 Disruptor 50: No. 7 23andMe". CNBC. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ Ferris, Robert (May 5, 2016). "You don't have to be a genius to contribute to science, entrepreneur says". CNBC. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  19. ↑ "23andMe gets $200 million in funding to bring its genetic testing to the masses". Business Insider. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ "About Us". 23andMe Media Center. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Board Of Directors". Nodal Exchange. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  22. ↑ Davies, Kevin (2009). "Linda Avey on an Alzheimer's Brainstorm". Bio-IT World. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Meet the female founders of US 'unicorns'". June 3, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Linda Avey". SXSW 2022 Schedule. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  25. ↑ Herper, Matthew. "Helix Bets An 'App Store' Can Make Consumers Care About Their DNA". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
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