Candice Gurbatri

Candice Gurbatri is a highly qualified Senior Computational Biologist at Tempus AI since August 2023, bringing extensive experience from academia and industry. Previously, Candice served as a Scientist II in Computational Biology at Columbia University from August 2016 to August 2023, with roles as a Columbia Technology Venture Fellow, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, and Graduate Research Assistant under the advisement of Dr. Tal Danino. As an NSF GRFP Fellow, Candice worked in the Synthetic Biological Systems Laboratory, focusing on engineering probiotic bacteria for cancer diagnostics and therapies. Earlier experiences include a Research Technician role at MIT, where significant advancements were made in targeted siRNA-carrying nanoparticle studies for ovarian cancer, and technical support at Pfizer for developing innovative optogenetic tools. Candice holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and a BS from Yale University.