Vishakh
@vishakh.bsky.social
Building Monadic DNA, bringing security, privacy and sovereignty to genomic data.
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Vishakh
@vishakh.bsky.social
· Jul 8
Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis
Earlier this year, Monadic DNA kicked off an experiment to demonstrate that people can access and analyze their genetic data with anonymity and privacy. Monadic DNA collected saliva samples from th…
vishakh.blog
Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis
Recapping how @monadicdna.bsky.social used multi-party compute to run a groundbreaking experiment this year where a cohort of thirty pioneers had their DNA collected for fully encrypted storage and analysis.
vishakh.blog/2025/07/08/u...
Recapping how @monadicdna.bsky.social used multi-party compute to run a groundbreaking experiment this year where a cohort of thirty pioneers had their DNA collected for fully encrypted storage and analysis.
vishakh.blog/2025/07/08/u...
Calculating embedding on one million genetic studies.
Enjoying the GPU hum ASMR. 🤤
Enjoying the GPU hum ASMR. 🤤
October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Calculating embedding on one million genetic studies.
Enjoying the GPU hum ASMR. 🤤
Enjoying the GPU hum ASMR. 🤤
Irrationally proud my new category made Kagi News!
October 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Irrationally proud my new category made Kagi News!
FHE is a technique which allows computation over encrypted data. For the past year, my colleagues and I have been building @monadicdna.bsky.social. As the app approaches beta, here are the main lessons we have learned about the state of FHE along the way.
vishakh.blog/2025/08/06/l...
vishakh.blog/2025/08/06/l...
Lessons from using FHE to build a Secure Consumer App
Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a cryptographic technique which allows computation over encrypted data. This almost magical ability to allow third parties to process information without being…
vishakh.blog
August 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
FHE is a technique which allows computation over encrypted data. For the past year, my colleagues and I have been building @monadicdna.bsky.social. As the app approaches beta, here are the main lessons we have learned about the state of FHE along the way.
vishakh.blog/2025/08/06/l...
vishakh.blog/2025/08/06/l...
Made it to the HN front page!
July 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Made it to the HN front page!
Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis
Recapping how @monadicdna.bsky.social used multi-party compute to run a groundbreaking experiment this year where a cohort of thirty pioneers had their DNA collected for fully encrypted storage and analysis.
vishakh.blog/2025/07/08/u...
Recapping how @monadicdna.bsky.social used multi-party compute to run a groundbreaking experiment this year where a cohort of thirty pioneers had their DNA collected for fully encrypted storage and analysis.
vishakh.blog/2025/07/08/u...
Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis
Earlier this year, Monadic DNA kicked off an experiment to demonstrate that people can access and analyze their genetic data with anonymity and privacy. Monadic DNA collected saliva samples from th…
vishakh.blog
July 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis
Recapping how @monadicdna.bsky.social used multi-party compute to run a groundbreaking experiment this year where a cohort of thirty pioneers had their DNA collected for fully encrypted storage and analysis.
vishakh.blog/2025/07/08/u...
Recapping how @monadicdna.bsky.social used multi-party compute to run a groundbreaking experiment this year where a cohort of thirty pioneers had their DNA collected for fully encrypted storage and analysis.
vishakh.blog/2025/07/08/u...
Went with these garish slides to talk about accelerated FHE genomics with @monadicdna.bsky.social.
The colors are furious but they will wake up the people during this afternoon session!
The colors are furious but they will wake up the people during this afternoon session!
June 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Went with these garish slides to talk about accelerated FHE genomics with @monadicdna.bsky.social.
The colors are furious but they will wake up the people during this afternoon session!
The colors are furious but they will wake up the people during this afternoon session!
The FHE Illuminati is starting to assemble at the COED Summit at Stanford.
Can my poor brain handle all this signal? We'll find out!
Can my poor brain handle all this signal? We'll find out!
June 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The FHE Illuminati is starting to assemble at the COED Summit at Stanford.
Can my poor brain handle all this signal? We'll find out!
Can my poor brain handle all this signal? We'll find out!
I'll be speaking at the "FHE Hardware Acceleration Summit" at Stanford this Thursday.
My talk is on "Accelerating Secure Genomics: Tales from the FHE Trenches" 😅
Join me if you are in the Bay Area and want to nerd out!
coedcon.github.io
My talk is on "Accelerating Secure Genomics: Tales from the FHE Trenches" 😅
Join me if you are in the Bay Area and want to nerd out!
coedcon.github.io
June 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'll be speaking at the "FHE Hardware Acceleration Summit" at Stanford this Thursday.
My talk is on "Accelerating Secure Genomics: Tales from the FHE Trenches" 😅
Join me if you are in the Bay Area and want to nerd out!
coedcon.github.io
My talk is on "Accelerating Secure Genomics: Tales from the FHE Trenches" 😅
Join me if you are in the Bay Area and want to nerd out!
coedcon.github.io
Reposted by Vishakh
Help alpha test the @monadicdna.bsky.social iPhone app!
Only 100 spots open right now.
TestFlight invite link: testflight.apple.com/join/KnPAc4zz
Don't have your own raw DNA data? Use this file for testing:
drive.google.com/file/d/1WK3z...
Only 100 spots open right now.
TestFlight invite link: testflight.apple.com/join/KnPAc4zz
Don't have your own raw DNA data? Use this file for testing:
drive.google.com/file/d/1WK3z...
Join the Monadic DNA — Own Your DNA beta
Available on iOS
testflight.apple.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Help alpha test the @monadicdna.bsky.social iPhone app!
Only 100 spots open right now.
TestFlight invite link: testflight.apple.com/join/KnPAc4zz
Don't have your own raw DNA data? Use this file for testing:
drive.google.com/file/d/1WK3z...
Only 100 spots open right now.
TestFlight invite link: testflight.apple.com/join/KnPAc4zz
Don't have your own raw DNA data? Use this file for testing:
drive.google.com/file/d/1WK3z...
Made some tweaks to the @monadicdna.bsky.social TestFlight app today to get it ready for public alpha:
🥡 Kit options have been reduced with a note that more will be added later.
📜 Clearer 23andMe text
❓ Google form for new kits
🆘 Separate help link
🔑 Key export now works
⚠️ Alpha release warning
🥡 Kit options have been reduced with a note that more will be added later.
📜 Clearer 23andMe text
❓ Google form for new kits
🆘 Separate help link
🔑 Key export now works
⚠️ Alpha release warning
May 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Made some tweaks to the @monadicdna.bsky.social TestFlight app today to get it ready for public alpha:
🥡 Kit options have been reduced with a note that more will be added later.
📜 Clearer 23andMe text
❓ Google form for new kits
🆘 Separate help link
🔑 Key export now works
⚠️ Alpha release warning
🥡 Kit options have been reduced with a note that more will be added later.
📜 Clearer 23andMe text
❓ Google form for new kits
🆘 Separate help link
🔑 Key export now works
⚠️ Alpha release warning
Welp, another dataset that needs to be supported on the @monadicdna.bsky.social roadmap! 😅
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Blood test developed that could speed up diagnosis of rare diseases in babies
Scientists say new approach means effects of many genetic mutations can be analysed at once and yield results in days
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Welp, another dataset that needs to be supported on the @monadicdna.bsky.social roadmap! 😅
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
@regeneron.com buying 23andMe:
- Relief in the aggregate. The crypto pretend bidders were a mix of unready and incompetent. Regeneron is relatively solid.
- Not great for those who want open and secure personal genomics. The good news is we're putting out the @monadicdna.bsky.social app soon!
- Relief in the aggregate. The crypto pretend bidders were a mix of unready and incompetent. Regeneron is relatively solid.
- Not great for those who want open and secure personal genomics. The good news is we're putting out the @monadicdna.bsky.social app soon!
May 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
@regeneron.com buying 23andMe:
- Relief in the aggregate. The crypto pretend bidders were a mix of unready and incompetent. Regeneron is relatively solid.
- Not great for those who want open and secure personal genomics. The good news is we're putting out the @monadicdna.bsky.social app soon!
- Relief in the aggregate. The crypto pretend bidders were a mix of unready and incompetent. Regeneron is relatively solid.
- Not great for those who want open and secure personal genomics. The good news is we're putting out the @monadicdna.bsky.social app soon!
Playing with the DNA data we got back from our saliva collection event in Denver. Using my own data to debug and playing with it while I am at it.
I have the AA variant!
And I have crazy RLS!
I have the AA variant!
And I have crazy RLS!
May 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Playing with the DNA data we got back from our saliva collection event in Denver. Using my own data to debug and playing with it while I am at it.
I have the AA variant!
And I have crazy RLS!
I have the AA variant!
And I have crazy RLS!
> be me
> building Monadic DNA app for secure, open personal genomics
> need Zama FHE to keep data private
> month writing Rust wrappers
> generate bindings like a mad scientist
> get iOS app working
> Zama drops official Swift support out of the box
> mfw all that work could’ve been a pod install
> building Monadic DNA app for secure, open personal genomics
> need Zama FHE to keep data private
> month writing Rust wrappers
> generate bindings like a mad scientist
> get iOS app working
> Zama drops official Swift support out of the box
> mfw all that work could’ve been a pod install
May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
> be me
> building Monadic DNA app for secure, open personal genomics
> need Zama FHE to keep data private
> month writing Rust wrappers
> generate bindings like a mad scientist
> get iOS app working
> Zama drops official Swift support out of the box
> mfw all that work could’ve been a pod install
> building Monadic DNA app for secure, open personal genomics
> need Zama FHE to keep data private
> month writing Rust wrappers
> generate bindings like a mad scientist
> get iOS app working
> Zama drops official Swift support out of the box
> mfw all that work could’ve been a pod install
Coming soon: A public alpha version of our encrypted genomics app, @monadicdna.bsky.social!
May 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Coming soon: A public alpha version of our encrypted genomics app, @monadicdna.bsky.social!
It better!
(Even though it’s not full genome sequences)
(Even though it’s not full genome sequences)
23andMe bankruptcy sale may need national security review reut.rs/3Y7u7JW
April 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It better!
(Even though it’s not full genome sequences)
(Even though it’s not full genome sequences)
I recently appeared on (OG biohacker) Dave Asprey's podcast to talk about @monadicdna.bsky.social's work with encrypted genomics.
The conversation is really out there in a good way!
Check it out at youtu.be/Tef3G0zciz4?....
The conversation is really out there in a good way!
Check it out at youtu.be/Tef3G0zciz4?....
The Web3 Deep State: You’ll Never Own Your DNA—Unless You Do This | Nillion
YouTube video by Dave Asprey
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I recently appeared on (OG biohacker) Dave Asprey's podcast to talk about @monadicdna.bsky.social's work with encrypted genomics.
The conversation is really out there in a good way!
Check it out at youtu.be/Tef3G0zciz4?....
The conversation is really out there in a good way!
Check it out at youtu.be/Tef3G0zciz4?....
Getting ready to sequence and analyze people under encryption for the first time ever!
February 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Getting ready to sequence and analyze people under encryption for the first time ever!
Please join us in Denver this Friday and help make history.
Perhaps for the first time ever we're going to anonymously sequence DNA and calculate genetic traits under full encryption.
This is a proud moment for the whole @monadicdna.bsky.social team.
Info & event link below 👇
Perhaps for the first time ever we're going to anonymously sequence DNA and calculate genetic traits under full encryption.
This is a proud moment for the whole @monadicdna.bsky.social team.
Info & event link below 👇
February 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Please join us in Denver this Friday and help make history.
Perhaps for the first time ever we're going to anonymously sequence DNA and calculate genetic traits under full encryption.
This is a proud moment for the whole @monadicdna.bsky.social team.
Info & event link below 👇
Perhaps for the first time ever we're going to anonymously sequence DNA and calculate genetic traits under full encryption.
This is a proud moment for the whole @monadicdna.bsky.social team.
Info & event link below 👇
Anyone in my network have connects at labs that can sequence a small batch of DNA samples?
Don't need anything fancy, even a small set of SNPs will do.
Don't need anything fancy, even a small set of SNPs will do.
January 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Anyone in my network have connects at labs that can sequence a small batch of DNA samples?
Don't need anything fancy, even a small set of SNPs will do.
Don't need anything fancy, even a small set of SNPs will do.
Just this past month in Delhi I had someone come over while I sipped my morning cacao, collect samples and then send me a report the same day with 101 health parameters for $37.
This unlocks a few excellent possibilities..
This unlocks a few excellent possibilities..
January 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just this past month in Delhi I had someone come over while I sipped my morning cacao, collect samples and then send me a report the same day with 101 health parameters for $37.
This unlocks a few excellent possibilities..
This unlocks a few excellent possibilities..
Reposting my 2016 Medium article on the first ever financial instrument on #Ethereum which I co-created in 2015.
vishakh.blog/2024/12/03/u...
Eight years on, the contents are positively charming!
vishakh.blog/2024/12/03/u...
Eight years on, the contents are positively charming!
December 3, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Reposting my 2016 Medium article on the first ever financial instrument on #Ethereum which I co-created in 2015.
vishakh.blog/2024/12/03/u...
Eight years on, the contents are positively charming!
vishakh.blog/2024/12/03/u...
Eight years on, the contents are positively charming!
I’ve listened to many episodes of @razibkhan.bsky.social’s podcasts but I somehow found this one the most fascinating so far.
www.razibkhan.com/p/megan-mcar...
Time to look for more food discourse.
www.razibkhan.com/p/megan-mcar...
Time to look for more food discourse.
Megan McArdle: American food culture, artisanal to industrial
A cultural history of food
www.razibkhan.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:01 AM
I’ve listened to many episodes of @razibkhan.bsky.social’s podcasts but I somehow found this one the most fascinating so far.
www.razibkhan.com/p/megan-mcar...
Time to look for more food discourse.
www.razibkhan.com/p/megan-mcar...
Time to look for more food discourse.