# Poornima Parameswaran

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## TL;DR

Poornima Parameswaran leads Future of Cancer Care Today, the Sijbrandij Foundation's free navigation service for cancer patients; she is a genomics scientist and entrepreneur.

## Summary

Poornima Parameswaran is a scientist and entrepreneur whose work has focused on bridging scientific discovery and real-world impact. At Stanford University she developed technology that increased the scale and cut the cost of DNA sequencing by fifty-fold and taught the first course on applications of genomics, and she co-founded a genomics company before leading FCCT, whose PhD-led team surfaces diagnostic and treatment options for patients and curates suppliers who work beyond standard protocols.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leader; patient-first
- Role: Chief Executive Officer, Future of Cancer Care Today (Sijbrandij Foundation)
- Specialisms: Genomics; Patient navigation

## Sources

- FCCT: https://sijbrandijfoundation.org/fcct

## Connected records

- companies: [Future of Cancer Care Today (FCCT)](https://onco.cc/companies/future-of-cancer-care-today/), [Sijbrandij Foundation](https://onco.cc/companies/sijbrandij-foundation/)

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