Decoding the Biology of
Race, Ciliary Signaling,
and Inflammatory
Disease - Through AI/ML

McGenome LLC's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shahid S. Siddiqui, Ph.D., holds the inaugural appointment of Chair and Professor of Foundational Biology at the Niazee College of Osteopathic Medicine (NCOM), Schaumburg, Illinois, effective July 1, 2026. At NCOM, Dr. Siddiqui is establishing a dedicated C. elegans and human cell wet laboratory — the experimental foundation that will support the ELEGANS-INTERACTOME platform and McGenome's broader research mission.

NCOM is a proposed osteopathic medical college in Candidate Status with the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), preparing to train the next generation of compassionate, community-centered osteopathic physicians. Its research mission — identifying and igniting pioneering research enhancing osteopathic medicine and beyond — aligns directly with McGenome's focus on AI/ML-driven molecular diagnostics and pathogen-host interaction discovery in service of underserved patient populations.

The McGenome–NCOM partnership brings together 50 years of C. elegans and human cell research with the educational mission of a new osteopathic college dedicated to health equity, precision medicine, and whole-person care. The wet laboratory being established at NCOM will provide the in vivo experimental validation infrastructure for McGenome's computational platforms — closing the loop between AI-driven prediction and biological discovery.