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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School75%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 75% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ananya ZutshiFounder · Guardian BioS22Healthcare · Boston
- Ricky BarrettFounder · Guardian BioS22Healthcare · Boston
- Andy RinkFounder/CMO · LullyW15Healthcare · San Francisco
- Varun BoriahFounder/CEO · LullyW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ananya ZutshiGuardian BioFounderSummer 2022HealthcareBoston, United States2—Ricky BarrettGuardian BioFounderSummer 2022HealthcareBoston, United States2—Andy RinkLullyFounder/CMOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5—Varun BoriahLullyFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5—
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Ricky Barrett
Founder·Guardian Bio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2022
LocationBoston, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CSO at Guardian Bio. Ricky started his career as a marine biologist and research diver at FAU with a focus on marine natural products and drug discovery. He pursued a PhD at UCF, focused on immunology followed by a postdoc in cancer immunology and tumor microenvironment at the University of Pennsylvania. Ricky is a prolific science communicator creating educational science content for an audience of over a quarter million followers across various social media platforms.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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