Courtney McCormick is a seasoned life sciences leader specializing in research and clinical applications of genomics and proteomics. She is currently the Catalyst Program Lead at 10X Genomics, partnering with spatial transcriptomics researchers to achieve scientific breakthroughs. Previously, she directed operational programs around immuno-oncology diagnostics at Personalis Inc. and spent six years at Illumina Accelerator launching startups with products in a wide variety of therapeutic, diagnostic, and research fields.
In her early career, she managed technical projects and led process integration of phasing and long-read sequencing products for FastTrack Sequencing Services. She received her doctorate in Bioinformatics at the University of California, San Francisco, studying under Prof. Patsy Babbitt. She has served as a panelist for awarding SBIR/STTR grants, invested in pre-seed oncology and diagnostics companies, and led student groups at UCSF to support women in research careers.
