Mia is an experienced bioinformatics scientist with a collaborative mindset and a deep passion for leveraging computational analyses for advancing drug discovery programs. Her background is wide ranging, and prior research projects have included developing novel functional genomics screening methodologies and analyzing various types of gene expression and proteomics data sets in both academic and industrial settings. Before joining Volastra, she was a Data Scientist at Kallyope, and she holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Stanford University.