Felipe Villena

Felipe Villena, PhD, is a skilled computational biologist currently working at InveniAI since July 2022, where expertise in RNA-seq analysis has led to the identification of differentially expressed gene signatures related to various diseases. Prior experience as a biomarker scientist at Novigenix SA involved developing R-based workflows to enhance Next Generation Sequencing data quality for biomarker discovery. At ETH Zürich, Felipe held roles as a postdoctoral research scientist and PhD student, focusing on single-cell RNA sequencing, metabolomics analysis, and system-biology approaches to advance understanding of pancreatic beta cell proliferation in response to insulin resistance. Academic credentials include a PhD in Molecular Translational Biomedicine from ETH Zürich and a Master's degree in Biochemistry from Universidad Andres Bello, with ongoing training in data science at DataCamp.