Adair

@AdairLBorges

Cofounder of @dittobio. Genomics / Virus / Parasite enthusiast. Prev Miller Fellow @UCBerkeley, Biomedical Sciences PhD @UCSF
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Bay Area Joined February 2026

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Latest posts 5

Adair @AdairLBorges Mar 4

Finally got around to writing up some of our progress at @dittobio !

Check out our inaugural blog post to learn how my favorite parasites (aka viruses 😎) can improve target selection and discover blockbuster drug mechanisms for autoimmune disease:
dittobio.com/blog/2025-03-0…

www.dittobio.com Mapping parasite molecules to treat autoimmune disease | Ditto Bio How we use parasite biology and our MoleculeMapper platform to improve target selection for autoimmune disease — including a viral molecule that invented the same mechanism as a blockbuster drug.

Adair @AdairLBorges Feb 24

A decade ago my benchmate Lina Leon and I were studying viruses and CRISPR together in grad school. Now Lina’s building immune assays at @dittobio to test our therapeutics proteins!

Maybe the real PhD is the friends you make along the way

[photo cred @joeBondyDenomy, 2016]

Adair @AdairLBorges Feb 17

The best immunologists on Earth don't have PhDs. They're parasites.

Today's spotlight 🧵(and big inspo for @dittobio ): Ticks!

And if you like this, stay tuned because we will be sharing cool parasite facts each week #TickTalk 🕷️

A drawing of the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum.

Adair @AdairLBorges Feb 13

I met @zoink aka the @figma CEO at a @ycombinator event. Yes I told him all about ticks🩸

Adair @AdairLBorges Feb 9

POV: You convince your friends to quit their jobs and turn parasite proteins into drugs 💊

Thanks @ycombinator for betting on our team! 🪱🦠👾

Y Combinator Verified account @ycombinator Feb 9

.@dittobio discovers drugs for autoimmune diseases by harnessing parasite biology.

Viruses, ticks, and worms have experimented over millions of years to create proteins that control the human immune system.

Ditto Bio is using AI to identify these natural, drug-like proteins and engineer them into next-generation autoimmune therapies.

Congrats on the launch @AdairLBorges, @Mezarque, and @emilycpierce!

ycombinator.com/launches/PNb-d…

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