Randolph Lopez
Randolph Lopez is the Co-founder and CTO at A-Alpha Bio. He previously founded DiabetesNews.com and has expertise at the intersection of biology, technology, and company building.
Trump-Era Funding Cuts and Hiring Freeze Stall UW Protein Design Startups Led by Nobel Laureate David Baker
The University of Washington's Institute for Protein Design, led by Nobel laureate David Baker, faces a hiring freeze and funding cuts under the Trump administration, stalling its promising protein design startups and reducing opportunities for graduate students and postdocs. Despite Nobel-driven interest and advances in AI-designed proteins, budget constraints threaten future innovation and company spinoffs.
Seattle Biotech Startup A-Alpha Bio Raises $22.4M to Advance AI Platform for Protein Interaction Analysis
Seattle biotech startup A-Alpha Bio raised $22.4 million to advance its AI-driven platform that measures protein interactions, partnering with major drug companies like Bristol Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences to accelerate therapeutic development. Its platform combines computational tools and yeast experiments to analyze nearly 500 million protein-protein interaction measurements for drug discovery.
Five Finalists for 2022 GeekWire Health Innovation of the Year Include A-Alpha Bio and UW Institute for Protein Design
The 2022 GeekWire Health Innovation of the Year finalists include A-Alpha Bio, Parse Biosciences, Tasso, Truveta, and the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design, highlighting advances in computational health approaches. Winners will be announced on May 12 at the GeekWire Awards, with community voting open until April 22.
Organizations
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A-Alpha Bio Co-founder & CTO 2018–present · current
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University of Washington Graduate Researcher (MISL Lab) 2015–2018, Graduate Researcher (Seelig Lab) 2013–2018 · past
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DiabetesNews.com Founder 2012–2015 · past
Education
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University of Washington Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioenginering · 2013–2018
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UC San Diego B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Bioengineering: Biotechnology. · 2010–2012
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Santa Barbara City College Bioengineering, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · 2008–2010
