Summary
Katya Putintseva is a co-founder and product lead with 11 years’ experience at the intersection of computational biology, machine learning, and lab automation. After a decade of research in adaptive immunity and protein evolution (PhD-level work and postdocs), she transitioned to industry where she led data science teams and designed company-wide data strategy at LabGenius, contributing to core platform technology and fundraising. Now at Briefly she builds tools that merge experiment documentation with automation to streamline wet-lab workflows. Katya combines deep domain expertise in sequence-to-function modelling and directed evolution with hands-on product and hiring experience, and uniquely pairs a background in graphic design with technical leadership to communicate complex science clearly. Based in the UK, she’s equally comfortable mentoring teams, shipping ML-driven biology tools, and translating lab workflows into scalable product features.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Molecular and Computational Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Molecular and Computational Immunology at Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, RAS
Graphic Design, Graphic Design at British Higher School of Art and Design
Master’s Degree Data Science, Master’s Degree Data Science at Universitat de Barcelona
Spanish, German, Russian, English