Avalo
Emily Bellis is a Computational Biology Lead at Avalo, Inc, since May 2023, after serving as an Assistant Professor at Arkansas State University from October 2019 to May 2023. Emily completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Penn State University from January 2018 to September 2019. Emily holds a PhD in Integrative Biology from Oregon State University, earned in June 2017, and a Bachelor of Science in Genetics from Texas A&M University, obtained in May 2010.
Avalo
Avalo is a plant biology company that harnesses interpretable machine learning, genomic discovery, and evolutionary theory to rapidly design new crops for the future of agriculture. Their process uses AI-assisted plant breeding, so all products are non-GMO and support the natural diversity of the world around us. The technological core of Avalo isa discovery engine that can identify the genetic underpinnings of complex traits with minimal training. In turn, these findings are leveraged into high-precision, low-cost simulations and forecasts. Even in understudied crops, Avalo can reduce the time that it takes to produce new crops by years and reduce the cost by an order of magnitude.