Tehmina Masud
Vice President & Head of Systems & Target Biology Deep Genomics
Tehmina Masud is the Vice President and Head of Target Identification at Deep Genomics. Tehmina leads a team of multidisciplinary biologists and geneticists, driving innovative target identification and discovery platforms leveraging Deep Genomics’ AI/ML models and advanced statistical genetic techniques. With over 14 years of medical and research experience, Tehmina brings extensive expertise in genetics, translational research, and precision medicine across diverse therapeutic areas.
Seminars
• Leveraging human genetic data and AI to identify and prioritize genetic targets for RNA editing
• Investigating the target landscape in common diseases with significant unmet therapeutic needs
• Identifying opportunities beyond correcting disease-causing mutations
• Utilizing machine learning and computational biology to predict the functional effect of editing to assist preclinical development and safeguard patient safety
• Designing high-quality, durable, and ultra-specific guide RNA using machine learning tools to improve editing magnitude and safety
• Employing computational tools to apply RNA editing to common diseases by targeting multiple mutations and identifying novel therapeutic targets
