Tod Klingler

Who is Tod Klingler?

Tod Klingler, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Information Sciences for XDx, managing data analysis, algorithm development and software development for the company’s proprietary technology. Dr. Klingler joined XDx with 10 years of experience in the genomicsindustry. Prior to joining XDx, Dr. Klingler was the Vice President of Information Sciences for Synergenics, LLC, a biotechnology incubator. In this role, he set up and directed an informatics resource, through which he provided computational services and strategic guidance and participated in building and integrating novel technologies for five early stage companies. As a founder of Prospect Genomics, he led the development of a large-scale computational effort to explore protein-chemical interactions, and then oversaw the integration of business and scientific strategies when the company was acquired by Structural Genomics. Prior to holding that position, he was one of the first Computational Biologists at Incyte, where he helped to launch the genomics product business and to build an innovative researchgroup. Dr. Klingler has also worked as an independent consultant on business and scientific strategy, planning and execution for start-up genomic companies, and as a Systems Engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. He has authored scientific papers and publications in peer-reviewed journals, including Genome Research, Biochemistry and Protein Science, been an inventor on more than 10 patents, and given numerous invited talks on genomictechnologies. Dr. Klingler received his Ph.D. in Medical Information Sciences with a concentration in bioinformatics/biochemistry, and a Bachelor of Science in mathematical and computational sciences and biological sciences from Stanford University, in Stanford,California.