Madeleine Cule, Ph.D. - Calico Skip to content 0% Calico Research & Technology Research & Technology Publications Drug Development Drug Development Patients Partnering Leadership Careers Job Openings PostDoc Program Mission and Values Leadership Research & Technology Drug Development Patients Partnering Collaborator Profiles People Publications News & Media Press Releases Calico Stories Life at Calico Careers Job Openings PostDoc Program Contact Us Back to Senior R&D Staff Madeleine Cule, Ph.D. Director, Data Science Madeleine uses statistical methods to extract useful information from large and complex datasets, with the goal of improving human health. About Madeleine uses statistical modeling to better understand the interplay between genetics, environment and age in driving disease risk, using data from large human cohort studies. The ultimate goal is to generate new therapeutic hypotheses for aging related disease. Before joining Calico, Madeleine was a data scientist at Verily, where she worked on early indicators of disease risk, and statistical measures of healthcare provider quality. Before that, Madeleine worked at Google where she developed statistical methods to understand the effectiveness of online advertising campaigns. She did postdoctoral research in infectious disease epidemiology and bacterial genetics at the University of Oxford. Education: Postdoc in Statistics, University of Oxford Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Cambridge MMath, University of Cambridge B.A. in Mathematics, University of Cambridge Featured Publications: Genetic architecture of 11 organ traits derived from abdominal MRI using deep learning Analysis of MRI-derived spleen iron in the UK Biobank identifies genetic variation linked to iron homeostasis and hemolysis Calico Publications: Genetic evidence for distinct biological mechanisms that link adiposity to type 2 diabetes: toward precision medicine. Plasma proteomic associations with genetics and health in the UK Biobank Calcification of the abdominal aorta is an under-appreciated cardiovascular disease risk factor in the general population See Other Senior R&D Staff Profiles Sandip Chatterjee, Ph.D. Director, Software Engineering William Cho, M.D., Ph.D. Head of Clinical Science Brian Feng, Ph.D Director, Cellular Phenotyping Ari Firestone, Ph.D. Principal Investigator PREVIOUS BIO NEXT BIO About Us Research & Technology Drug Development Leadership Partnering Our Story Life at Calico Resources Publications Calico Stories News & Media Patients Contact Us Contact Us Join Us Follow Us X LinkedIn Privacy Policy Notice at Collection Terms of Use Code of Conduct 2026 Calico Life Sciences LLC. All rights reserved. Close