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Sharrol Bachas

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Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder at Onava
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Sharrol Bachas is the Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Onav, where he pioneers the use of AI for biologics drug discovery. An expert in protein engineering and structural biology, he holds a PhD from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is a recognized inventor in the field.

He is the recipient of the Taylor and Francis Biomolecular Crystallography Award for his innovative work in structure determination.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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AI in Drug Discovery
As CSO of Onav, he is transforming biologics discovery with an AI–human–lab-in-the-loop platform, a core theme throughout his recent career.
Antibody Engineering
His work focuses on AI-guided antibody design, including TCR-mimetic and bispecific antibodies, leveraging his deep expertise from roles at Absci and Onav.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder
Onava
1-2025 - 11-2025
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Sphere Bio
8-2024 - 8-2025
AI-Wetlab Lead
EvolutionaryScale
8-2023 - 8-2024
Associate Director Protein Engineering and Structural Biology
Absci
8-2022 - 10-2023
Principal Scientist-Group Leader Protein Engineering and Biophysics
Absci
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Media appearances

Sharrol Bachas – Onava AI – SynBioBeta 2026 Speaker Profile. Featured in Synthetic Biology Summit (SynBioBeta)
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Education
2008 - 2014
PhD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2004 - 2008
Bachelors of Science
University at Albany
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