Kyle Kai-How Farh MD PhD in

Kyle Kai-How Farh MD PhD

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Vice President & Distinguished Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Lab at Illumina
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Kyle Farh is the VP and Distinguished Scientist leading Illuminas Artificial Intelligence Lab. A physician-scientist with an MD from Harvard and a PhD from MIT, he pioneers the use of deep learning for genome interpretation to improve diagnoses for rare and common diseases. He previously worked at the Broad Institute and Boston Childrens Hospital.

He is a highly cited author, contributing to numerous articles in prestigious journals like Cell, Science, and Nature Genetics. His research focuses on developing algorithms that can predict the clinical impact of genetic variants, demonstrating a deep commitment to advancing genomic science and precision medicine through technological innovation.

His lab developed the pioneering SpliceAI and PrimateAI-3D algorithms, two of the most widely used AI tools for clinical interpretation of human genetic variants.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Vice President & Distinguished Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Lab
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI in Genomics
Leads Illumina's AI Lab, focusing on deep learning for genome interpretation and creating algorithms like SpliceAI and PrimateAI-3D to decipher genetic variants.
Clinical Genetics
He is a board-certified physician in clinical genetics and pediatrics, having been an attending physician at Boston Children's Hospital.
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Work history

5-2015
Vice President & Distinguished Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Lab
Illumina
7-2009 - 5-2015
Attending Physician, Dept of Clinical Genetics
Boston Children's Hospital
9-2012 - 4-2015
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mark Daly lab
Broad Institute
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Education
2002 - 2009
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Harvard Medical School
2004 - 2007
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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