Trace Genomics Culture Company

Diane is the CEO and President of Trace Genomics. After publishing her thesis on the cover of Nature Structural Molecular Biology, Diane worked at Palantir Technologies as a Machine Learning Software Engineer. At Palantir, she built predictive models for healthcare, merchandising, law enforcement, and fraud detection. Following Palantir, Diane joined the early founding team at MetaMind (acquired by Salesforce) to build solutions to medical imaging problems using deep learning technology. Diane was selected to Forbes 30 Under 30 Science list in 2017. Diane earned a Ph.D in Genetics from Stanford University with Nobel laureate Dr. Andrew Fire, and a B.S. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Computer Science from Simon Fraser University, where she graduated top of her class.

Poornima is the Co-founder and President of Trace Genomics. After completing her Ph.D, Poornima did a postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and worked closely with the Broad Institute and the Ministry of Health in Nicaragua. She is the author of 12 publications that have been referenced over 1,450 times, where she pioneered the use of genomics technologies to address fundamental questions in microbial diseases. Poornima was awarded the Career Development Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Sidney Raffel award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies, and the Gabilan Stanford Graduate Fellowship. Poornima earned a Ph.D in Microbiology and Immunology from Stanford University with Nobel laureate Dr. Andrew Fire, and a B.S. in Molecular Biology from University of Texas at Austin where she was in the Dean’s Scholars Program.