Varun Dwaraka, PhD

Dr. Varun Dwaraka serves as the Director of Bioinformatics at TruDiagnostic, where he leads a team dedicated to developing and implementing advanced machine learning methods to identify epigenetic biomarkers. These models are crucial for understanding the molecular biology of aging and investigating the associations between aging, disease, and overall mortality risk. Dr. Dwaraka holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a PhD in Biology from the University of Kentucky. At TruDiagnostic, Dr. Dwaraka also serves as a Principal Investigator, leading the scientific investigations conducted by the company, with a current H-index of 8 as of August 2024. Many of these studies have garnered significant attention in popular culture, including Forbes, BBC, The Times of London, Newsweek, The Aesthetic Magazine, and Men's Health Magazine; documentaries presented on Netflix (“You Are What You Eat”) and HBO (“Curious Case of Natalia Grace”); and various popular health and science podcasts. His scientific endeavors have earned him a full membership to the prestigious Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, and recognition as a 2023 Foresight Fellow in Biotechnology and Health Expansion, an accolade awarded by the Foresight Institute.