Patrick Hsu is Co-Founder of the Arc Institute and Assistant Professor of Pathology at Stanford University. The Hsu lab bridges biology and machine learning to advance human health. A pioneer in the fields of generative biology and CRISPR gene editing, Patrick's scientific contributions include the Evo series of AI foundation models, the State virtual cell model, the first programmable recombinases, and the early development of CRISPR-Cas9 for human genome editing. He received A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University and his research has been recognized by awards from the New York Times, The Atlantic, Forbes, MIT Technology Review, Rainwater Foundation, and Amgen. Outside of fundamental research, Patrick has co-founded multiple biotech companies, invests in AI startups, and helped to launch Fast Grants for rapid science funding.