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Cathy Tie of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2015, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Ranomics.
Experience
- Origin GenomicsCEO and Foundercurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Locke BioCEO and Founder2019 — 2025
- Cervin VenturesPartner2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- RanomicsCEO and Co-Founder2014 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2015 — 2017
- Mount Sinai Hospital, TorontoResearcher2014 — 2015Roth Lab, Department of Molecular Genetics
- University of TorontoResearcher2012 — 2013Martin Lab, Faculty of Medicine
Skills & more
Medical Research13Biophysics4Biotechnology34Philanthropy4Molecular Biology13Public Speaking31Research46Statistics4Scientific Writing7Data Analysis23Entrepreneurship12
- GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus) Course — CITI Program
- Human Subjects Research – Biomedical (Biomed) Foundations — CITI Program
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cathy Tie?
- Cathy Tie of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2015, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Ranomics.
- Where did Cathy Tie go to school?
- Cathy Tie studied at University of Toronto - University of Trinity College (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology); Harvard University (Summer Undergraduate, Physics); University of Pennsylvania (Experimental Psychology, Modern Philosophy).
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