Marianna Weener

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DISC Type : Dc

Editorial Associate at Frontiers

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Dr. Marianna Weener is a physician-scientist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Broad Institute, specializing in inherited retinal degenerations. Her work integrates AI-driven genomics and high-throughput assays to diagnose unresolved rare genetic diseases. Colleagues describe her as intelligent, innovative, and a collaborative expert in her field.

Outside of her research, Dr. Weeners interests include traveling, sustainable living, and sports.

She is a featured speaker at the upcoming 25th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, where she will present on validating AI-predicted pathogenic variants.

Personality Overview

Fast But Wary

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  They are very proud of what they do. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

Gene & Cell Therapy
She has over 18 years of experience in the field, consults for top biotech companies on gene therapy targets, and contributes to therapy development.
Inherited Retinal Diseases
This is her primary clinical and research specialty. She has managed a patient registry and focuses on finding the hidden genetic causes of these disorders.
AI in Genomics
She leverages machine learning and AI-driven variant interpretation to identify cryptic exons and deep intronic variants causing genetic diseases.

Media Appearances

Marianna has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Editorial Associate at Frontiers
11-2024
Strategic Advisor (Gene Therapy Targets) at Top 100 biotech
10-2022
Senior Researcher at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
9-2022
Senior Researcher at Massachusetts Eye and Ear
10-2020 - 9-2022
Senior research project manager at Sirius University

Education

2001 - 2007
Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
2007 - 2009
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

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