Scott Mcisaac

Scott is a scientist and technologist, having made numerous contributions in the fields of synthetic biology, systems biology, and the computational and experimental study of transcriptional regulation.

Scott comes to Foresite from Calico (a Google/Alphabet-funded life sciences company), where he led an independent research laboratory as one of its earliest hires. His scientific contributions at Calico include widely-cited approaches to the genome-wide study and machine learning-based modeling of transcriptional regulation and improved methodologies for enabling system-level interrogation of the aging process. While at Calico, he participated in various business development activities, establishing academic and corporate partnerships as well as performing diligence for early-stage technologies and drug development opportunities. Scott’s prior work in industry includes a fellowship at Amyris, where he was a scientist in the Automated Strain Engineering group.