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Reid Robison is an American data scientist and a physician. He is the CEO and co-founder of Tute Genomics. He is most notable for his contributions in healthcare technology start-ups and humanitarian work.
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Education and Career
Robison earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT before attending the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT, where he earned a dual MD/MBA. He then completed psychiatry residency training followed by fellowship training in genetics and bioinformatics at the University of Utah. In his early career he held a faculty position at the University of Utah and co-directed the molecular genetics lab where he focused his research primarily on the genetic associations of autism, and ADHD, and also contributed to the discovery of Ogden Syndrome. During his time on faculty within the Department of Psychiatry he also led global health initiatives and guided trainees during trips to underserved locations such as Haiti, Ghana and refugee camps along the Thai/Burma border.
Robison is the founder of the Polizzi Foundation, a free clinic based in Salt Lake City offering mental health services to the uninsured. He, along with Clark W Johnson MD, his medical school colleague and business partner, were co-founders of Clinical Methods, a center for clinical trials which was acquired in 2012 by CRI Lifetree. In 2012, Robison co-founded Tute Genomics and currently holds the position of CEO.
Robison was named one of the top 40 healthcare transformers, and one of the Utah Venture Entrepreneur Forum peak 100 entrepreneurs in 2014.
Robison is also known for his use of google fiber to speed up genomic data transfer & analysis.