kˈoʊ vˈɛɹɪˌoʊm fˈaʊndɚz hɐvbɪn ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˌeɪtʃvˌiːpˈiː sˈɪns ˈɜːli dˈeɪz ʌv ˌeɪtʃvˌiːpˈiː wˌɛɹ pɹˈɑːf. ɹˈɪtʃɚd kˈɑːʔn̩ ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd vˈɛɹiəs ˈɛfɚts tə kəmpˈaɪl ðə hjˈuːmən vˈɛɹɪˌoʊm ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz.
KoVariome founders have been affiliated with HVP since early days of HVP where Prof. Richard Cotton initiated various efforts to compile the human variome resources.