Simon Diez is a scientist at Arzeda, where they have held various positions since 2022, including Senior Scientist I. They previously served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Columbia University from 2015 to 2021 and as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Washington from 2021 to 2022. Simon earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), a Master of Philosophy (MPhil), and a Master of Arts (MA) in Microbiology and Immunology from Columbia University, along with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology from the University of South Carolina.