At SelfDecode, we’re revolutionizing the healthcare industry by providing personalized health recommendations based on a combination of your DNA, labs, and environmental factors.
7 Billion
pieces of DNA
Thousands
of lab tests
Thousands
of environmental factors
A scientific approach that focuses on you.
SelfDecode is the only company in the world that directly provides you with a holistic set of accurate health recommendations based on your genes so that you can take charge of your own healthcare with data-driven precision health decisions.
7 Billion
pieces of DNA
Thousands
of lab tests
Thousands
of environmental factors
In order to make the best health decisions, you must take all of your health data into account. Otherwise, you end up addressing individual problems or symptoms without looking at the whole picture. The problem is that there is just too much information for any human to analyze.
SelfDecode is the only company doing AI in genomics & real precision health.
Our reports are built on the latest AI and machine-learning technology so that you get results that are actually meaningful. We use techniques in AI including Deep Learning, Bayesian Machine learning, and Hyperdimensional Computing for imputation and our genetic models. This is some of the same technology that companies are using to make driverless cars!
This makes SelfDecode the most accurate DNA health kit on the market because we are able to analyze millions of genetic variants at once, instead of a few dozen hand-picked variants.
Better Science
Most Accurate Analysis
Best Health Recommendations
1 DNA kit. Up to 83 million genetic variants.
Using a technique called genetic imputation, our system turns the ~750,000 SNPs that our world-class Illumina GSA DNA kit analyzes into over 83 million additional variants with an accuracy rate of 99.7%.
This allows us to analyze over 100x more of your genome than other leading DNA testing companies.
Then we figure out which of these variants affect your health and translate this into a genetic risk score that tells you how your genetic risk compares to others. Finally, our algorithm predicts the best lifestyle and health recommendations to counteract your risk based on your unique genes.
Using a technique called genetic imputation, our system turns the ~750,000 SNPs that our world-class Illumina GSA DNA kit analyzes into up to 83 million additional variants with an accuracy rate of 98%.
This allows us to analyze 70 times more of your genome — at an affordable cost, because we believe in health for all.
Then we figure out which of these variants affect your health and translate this into a genetic risk score that tells you how your genetic risk compares to others. Finally, our algorithm predicts the best lifestyle and health recommendations to counteract your risk based on your unique genes.
A team of 70 highly qualified professionals in science, engineering, genomics and artificial intelligence came together to build SelfDecode. The most accurate direct-to-consumer precision health software available today.
We’re the only team in the world like this.
Joe Cohen, BSc
CEO & Founder
Puya Yazdi, MD
Chief Science Officer and Chief Medical Officer
Umar Khan
CTO & Lead Developer
Jon Lerga Jaso, PhD
Bioinformatics Scientist
Biljana Novkovic, PhD
Senior Precision Medicine Scientist and Director of Research & Development
Adriano De Marino, PhD
Bioinformatics Scientist and Team Lead
Laurent Dufloux, PhD
Big Data Engineer
Rocky Hatorangan, PhD
Bioinformatics Scientist
Carlos Tello Lacal, PhD
Research & Development Scientist
Christine Emilien, PhD
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Manfred Grabherr, PhD
VP of Bioinformatics and AI
Lewis Cuthbertson, PhD
Science Writer
Ralph Kenney, MSc, MBA
COO
Eliana Ferdman, BEng
Chief Product Officer
Aleksa Ristic, MSc
Medical Communications Specialist
Andrew Terpolovsky, MSc
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer
Sandra Bohn, MSc
Big Data Engineer
Gonzalo Amezquita Cuellar, MSc
Science Researcher/Writer
Deepu Unnikrishnan, MSc
Data Scientist
Haley Pedersen, MSc
Genomics Scientist
Rupa Bose, MSc
Genomics Scientist
Jim Duncan, MSc
Science Writer
Karatug Ozan Bircan, MSc
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer & Director of Research & Development.
Shany Lahan, MSc
Medical Communications Specialist and Editor
Jasmine Foster
Medical Communications Specialist
Edward Kreiman, MBA
Chief Technology Officer
Alex Osama, BSc
Data Scientist
Leonardo Fernández, BSc
Project Manager
Varuna Bamunusinghe, BSc
Senior AI Engineer and Team Lead
Abdallah Mahmoud, BSc
Bioinformatics Engineer
Syed Waseem Ud Din, BSc
Senior DevOps Engineer
Matt Carland
Research & Development Scientist
Sandy Shi
Data Science Intern
Charles Manson, PhD
AI Research Scientist
Dr. Eric Lee
Associate Medical Director
Our Science & Engineering Experts
SelfDecode is the most accurate direct-to-consumer precision health software because we have a team of highly qualified professionals. No other company has a team of AI & genomics experts like ours, working to build their direct-to-consumer product.
Joe Cohen, BSc
CEO & Founder
Puya Yazdi, MD
Chief Science Officer and Chief Medical Officer
Biljana Novkovic, PhD
Senior Precision Medicine Scientist and Director of Research & Development