Daniel Diaz

Daniel Diaz

Staff Bioinformatics Engineer

Illumina

I am a Computer Science(B.S.) and Political Science(B.A.) graduate from the University of California, Irvine. I love to solve impactful problems - I specialize in Genomics, Python applications, and Cloud Infrastructure. I am currently a Staff Bioinformatics Engineer in Product Development at Illumina (Dragen). When I am not coding you might find me sailing, traveling, cycling, or volunteering with a Diabetes non-profit.

Recent Posts

My Type 1 Diabetes Genomic Analysis Report

Jan 12, 2026 · 7 min read

I built a workflow to leverage Illumina Dragen to interpret known T1D genetic risk factors, including HLA and 25 validated variants, …

My Type 1 Diabetes Genomic Analysis Report

How a T1D cure might happen in my lifetime 🧬

Dec 13, 2025 · 6 min read

Recent advances in cell therapies for type 1 diabetes mean that a cure does not seem that far off.

How a T1D cure might happen in my lifetime 🧬

5 Things I Learned in 2024

Dec 28, 2024 · 4 min read

5 Things I Learned in 2024

5 Things I Learned in 2024

Exploring my own genome.

Dec 10, 2023 · 15 min read

Using Dragen to explore my auto-immune variants, and explore the question of WHY someone gets diabetes.

Exploring my own genome.

Loop

Nov 14, 2023 · 6 min read
Loop

Top 5 takeaways from TCOYD

Aug 23, 2023 · 5 min read

TCOYD is a conference specifically for Type 1 Diabetics. In this post I wanted to go over the top 5 takeaways I got from the …

Top 5 takeaways from TCOYD

Favorite Quotes

Jul 22, 2023 · 3 min read

15 quotes that resonate with me about everything from Leadership to Invention.

Favorite Quotes

Updating my website from my iPad!

Apr 30, 2023 · 3 min read

How I am able to use github codespaces to develop and push updates to my website, from my iPad.

Updating my website from my iPad!

2022: Year In Review

Dec 30, 2022 · 7 min read

Time Flies

2022: Year In Review

Much like bow ties, Genomics Is Cool!

May 22, 2022 · 4 min read

If you like big data, cutting edge computing, cloud hyper scaling, and solving real problems to improve human health, you will love …

Much like bow ties, Genomics Is Cool!
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Blood Glucose Stats

A person without Type 1 Diabetes has an average blood glucose reading of 120. The graphic shows whether I am above, below, or at average. Using my AWS Lambda API integrated with my Glucose Monitor, I display privacy-preserving status information.

Projects

Type 1 Diabetes Genome Analysis Report

Genomic analysis exploring Type 1 Diabetes susceptibility

Mission Bay Wind

Live wind confidence score for sailing Mission Bay

Daniel Diaz

Contact

Let’s work together to accomplish something great!

Based in San Diego, California