Daphna Weissglas-Volkov

Daphna Weissglas-Volkov is a highly accomplished researcher with extensive experience in bioinformatics and genomic analysis. Currently serving as a Senior Researcher at Pheno.AI since June 2021, Daphna previously worked at a Stealth Startup and held multiple roles at MyHeritage, including Head of Biomedical Informatics and Senior Bioinformatician Scientist. Daphna's background includes a significant tenure at Sackler Faculty of Medicine focusing on NGS analysis for rare diseases and biomarker discovery, as well as key positions at Variantyx and UCLA, where Daphna conducted research in cardiovascular genetics. Daphna holds a Ph.D. in Genomic Analysis and Interpretation from UCLA, supported by an MSc in Business Intelligence and Big Data Analysis and a B.Sc. in Medical and Life Science from Tel Aviv University.