Our Team

The people framing the problem.

Genoma Institute is early — right now, that means one founder with the conviction to build the benchmark gene editing is missing, and a growing list of people who believe it matters.

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Founder & Executive Director

A researcher-turned-founder with a decade spent at the intersection of structural biology, gene therapy, and AI-driven protein design — now channeling that path into building the open benchmark gene editing has never had.

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The Path Here

Why this problem, why now.

2010

Grinnell College — B.A. Biological Chemistry

Where the curiosity for genetic disease began.

2014

NIH — Cancer Cell Trafficking

Research with Dr. Julie Donaldson using TIRF microscopy.

2015

UC Berkeley — Ph.D. Biophysics & Structural Biology

Microtubule regulation research using cryo-EM.

2018

inclusiveBio — Founder

Founded at Berkeley · Raised $100K+ · Built a 300+ person community.

2020

Scripps Research — Mitochondrial Regulation

Research with Dr. Gabe Lander using cryo-EM.

2024

Profluent Bio — AI-First Protein Design

Programmable DNA recombinases — the exact tools CALI will benchmark.

Now

Genoma Institute

All of the above, combined with the conviction to frame the gene editing problem.

Building the team

Genoma is looking for people who want to build the benchmark gene editing has never had — researchers, engineers, and communicators alike. Reach out if that's you.

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