Abhik Shah, PhD

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of Bioinformatics at Natera

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Abhik Shah is a leader in computational biology and engineering, specializing in bringing biomedical innovations to market. With a Ph. D. from the University of Michigan, he has extensive experience building teams and developing platforms for DNA and RNA sequencing, liquid biopsy assays, and bioinformatics infrastructure at companies like Natera, Foundation Medicine, and Lexent Bio.

There is no publicly available information about his personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional work in bioinformatics and computational biology.

He is the named inventor on multiple patents, including one for methods of detecting tumor progression using machine learning models and cell-free nucleic acids.

Personality Overview

Informal

Full Of Energy

Big Picture Person

They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Topics They Care About

Computational Biology
He has built and led computational biology departments at multiple companies, including Berkeley Lights and Foundation Medicine, focusing on sequencing platforms.
Liquid Biopsy
At Lexent Bio, he was instrumental in developing a liquid biopsy assay to monitor tumor progression, a topic on which he holds patents.
Machine Learning
He developed and patented machine learning models to predict tumor progression from multiomics timeseries data while at Lexent Bio.

Media Appearances

Abhik has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Director of Bioinformatics at Natera
6-2020 - 8-2023
Director of Computational Biology at Foundation Medicine
7-2019 - 6-2020
VP of Engineering at Lexent Bio
8-2017 - 7-2019
Director of Engineering at Lexent Bio
6-2016 - 1-2017
Director of Computational Biology and Data Analytics at Berkeley Lights, Inc.

Education

2003 - 2010
Ph.D. from University of Michigan
1997 - 2000
BSE from University of Michigan

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Exp : 12 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Bioinformatics at Natera
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