About
A-Alpha Bio leverages synthetic biology and machine learning to measure, understand, and engineer protein-protein interactions.
We partner with leading pharmaceutical companies to improve human health by unlocking the potential of protein-protein interactions.
Our platform, AlphaSeq, represents the first high-throughput and quantitative approach for measuring protein-protein binding. AlphaSeq generates the high-resolution data needed to discover rare and effective antibodies, identify degradable neo-substrates for molecular glues, redesign protein-protein interfaces for cell therapies, and fuel machine-learning models to further accelerate the discovery and optimization of high-impact drugs.
A-Alpha Bio was founded in 2017 as a spinout from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design and Center for Synthetic Biology.

David Younger, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Co-FounderRandolph Lopez, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co-FounderPadma Kodukula, PhD
Chief Business OfficerRyan Emerson, PhD
Vice President of Data ScienceLisa Schubert, PhD
Vice President of Technical Operations & Engineering
Eric Klavins, PhD
Scientific AdvisorDavid Baker, PhD
Scientific AdvisorLance Stewart, PhD
Strategic & Scientific AdvisorChris Gibson, PhD
Strategic & Scientific AdvisorJade Brown
Business Development Advisor
David Younger, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Co-FounderRandolph Lopez, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co-FounderMatt McIlwain
Board MemberBen Askew, PhD
Board MemberChris Picardo
Board Observer
Arpita Sen, PhD
Senior ScientistBobby Carouthers
Director of Finance and OperationsCami Cordray
Lab Operations ManagerCharles Lin
Senior Research AssociateColleen Shikany
Research AssociateDaniel Guion
Research AssociateDasha Krayushkina
Research AssociateDavid Younger, PhD
Cheif Executive Officer & Co-FounderDavis Goodnight, PhD
ScientistDebra Tonemah
Office ManagerDavid Noble
Data ScientistEmily Engelhart, PhD
Senior ScientistJoel Nelson, PhD
Bioinformatics EngineerJohn Marken
Associate ScientistKyle Minch, PhD
Senior ScientistLisa Schubert, PhD
Vice President of Technical Operations & EngineeringMimi McMurray
Research AssociateOliver Serang, PhD
Senior Machine Learning ScientistPadma Kodukula, PhD
Chief Business OfficerParker Shaffer
Lab Operations AssociateRandolph Lopez, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co-FounderRyan Emerson, PhD
Vice President of Data ScienceSam Halabiya
Lab Operations ManagerSonia Weatherly
Research Associate