Catalin Barbacioru

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Director, Bioinformatics R&D at Natera

Fremont, California, United States

Overview

Catalin is the Director of Bioinformatics at Natera, specializing in algorithm development for genomic data analysis from platforms like NGS and microarrays. His career includes senior roles at Guardant Health, GRAIL, and Illumina, focusing on cancer diagnostics and non-invasive prenatal testing. He holds a PhD from The Ohio State University.

Outside of his professional work, Catalin is an avid adventurer who recently took on the challenge of hiking Mount Kilimanjaro. He organized this expedition with friends from the Bay Areas biotech community, demonstrating a passion for pushing limits and connecting with peers on a personal level.

He recently hiked Mount Kilimanjaro with friends from the biotech community to raise awareness and support for a charitable cause.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

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They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Cancer Diagnostics
His work at Guardant Health, GRAIL, and Natera involves developing novel algorithms and analytical methods using large-scale data to drive innovation in cancer diagnostics.
Genomic Algorithms
A core specialty throughout his career is the design and development of bioinformatics algorithms for microarray, qPCR, and next-generation sequencing platforms.
Non-Invasive Testing
Developed analytical methods and software for several generations of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) during his tenure as a Sr. Staff Scientist at Illumina.

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Work History

2-2025
Director, Bioinformatics R&D at Natera
4-2022 - 2-2025
Director, Bioinformatics at Guardant Health
9-2017 - 4-2022
Associate Director, Bioinformatics at Guardant Health
2-2016 - 9-2017
Sr Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics at GRAIL, Inc.
8-2013 - 3-2016
Sr. Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics at Illumina

Education

1997 - 2001
PhD from The Ohio State University
1993 - 1994
MS from Université libre de Bruxelles

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