About
Emily Weiss holds a PhD in microbiology, genomics, and plant genetics with expertise in sequencing, screening, and computational analysis. She previously worked at Illumina and DuPont and has published research in Nature Microbiology and eLife; at Ditto Biosciences, she leads platform development for parasite-derived therapeutic engineering.
Founder at Ditto BiosciencesYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Emily went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Ditto Biosciences's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Emily can intro founders to Ditto Biosciences's investors below.
Ditto Biosciences's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Ditto Biosciences
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Dennis SunFounder
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Adair BorgesFounder
Experience
- Ditto Bio (YC W26)Cofoundercurrent2025 β present
- Arcadia ScienceScientist2022 β 2025
- UC San DiegoPostdoctoral Scientist2021 β 2022
- UC San DiegoResearcher/PhD Candidate2015 β 2021San Diego, California
- UC San DiegoTeaching Assistant2016 β 2019San Diego, California
- IlluminaIntern in Genomic Applications2019San Diego, CA
- DuPontResearch Assistant2013 β 2015Wilmington, Delaware
- The University of GeorgiaGraduate Research Assistant2010 β 2012Athens, Georgia
- The University of GeorgiaUndergraduate Researcher2008 β 2010Athens, Georgia
Skills & more
Amazon Web Services (AWS)1Python (Programming Language)1GitHubSnakemakeUnixRComputational Biology1GenomicsData Analysis3Molecular Biology4Sequence Analysis2Biotechnology1
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Microbial EcologyBioinformaticsDNA SequencingRNAseqNanopore SequencingWestern BlottingNorthern BlottingRandom barcode transposon-site sequencing- Applied Machine Learning β Uplimit
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Emily Weiss?
- Emily Weiss holds a PhD in microbiology, genomics, and plant genetics with expertise in sequencing, screening, and computational analysis. She previously worked at Illumina and DuPont and has published research in Nature Microbiology and eLife; at Ditto Biosciences, she leads platform development for parasite-derived therapeutic engineering.
- Where does Emily Weiss work?
- Emily Weiss is Founder of Ditto Biosciences.
- What companies did Emily Weiss found?
- Emily Weiss founded Ditto Biosciences.
- Where did Emily Weiss go to school?
- Emily Weiss studied at Y Combinator; UC San Diego (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Biology); University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management (microMBA, Business Administration and Management).
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