Arkarachai Fungtammasan

Arkarachai Fungtammasan, Ph.D., currently serves as a Staff Translational Medicine Scientist at Natera since June 2024. Previously, Arkarachai occupied various roles at DNAnexus from October 2015 to March 2024, including Manager/Principal Scientist, where leadership included guiding a team of biomedical data scientists and implementing strategic initiatives for the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform. Contributions to the human genome project, expertise in next-generation sequencing technologies, and significant research projects define Arkarachai's scientific background. Educational accomplishments include a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Genomics from Penn State University, alongside a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with distinction. Arkarachai also held teaching positions during academia and started a research career as a Research Assistant at the National Science and Technology Development Agency in Thailand.