Avalo
Mariano Alvarez is a Co-Founder at Avalo, Inc., a position held since February 2021. Prior to this role, Mariano Alvarez worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Wesleyan University from June 2020 to February 2021 and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Duke University from August 2016 to June 2020. Mariano Alvarez earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of South Florida between 2011 and 2016, following a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from the same institution from 2005 to 2011.
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.