Distinguished Scientist
Genentech
Habib Hamidi, PhD, Distinguished Scientist/Disease Area Lead for Heme/Onc at Genentech
Dr. Habib Hamidi is a distinguished scientist and leader in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology, with over 20 years of experience driving innovation in drug discovery and cancer research. Currently serving as the Hematology Franchise Disease Area Computation Lead at Genentech in South San Francisco, he specializes in leveraging translational bioinformatics to advance the Genentech pipeline.
Dr. Habib Hamidi applies his profound understanding of multi-scalar, high-dimensional data to pinpoint phenotypic or genotypic biomarkers within both early and late-stage oncology pipelines. His methods encompass sophisticated data analyses, such as machine learning and innovative data integration algorithms, applied to extensive clinic-genomic datasets to extract disease insights. His approach enables a tailored biomarker strategy that emphasizes pertinent data types corresponding to specific disease domains and therapeutic compounds under investigation.