Summary
15+ years scientific experience, from bench experiments to bioinformatics to clinical studies
Versatile and purpose-driven leader with international management experience
Looking to innovate at the intersection of informatics, medicine, and technology
Excited about bringing novel diagnostics and therapeutics into routine clinical use
Passionate about making sense of data for advancing science, businesses, and people
Care deeply about coaching, building effective teams, and supporting STEM education
Education
Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Harvard-MIT HST
B.S. in Biological Engineering, Minor in Mathematics, MIT
B.S. in Management Science, Minor in Biology, MIT
Experience
Clinical sequencing and informatics for somatic oncology at Roche Sequencing
Human microbiome engineering at Harvard in George Church's lab
Diagnostic technology development at startup project (Quantamerix)
Biophysics of protein-ion binding at Genentech
Multivariate calibration for crystallization at Merck
Protein modeling at MIT
Cardiac biomechanics at UCSF
Mitochondrial toxicity at Roche
Technical entrepreneurship research at MIT Sloan
Spinal cord injury market research at InVivo Therapeutics
Molecular diagnostics at Agilent Technologies
Hematopoietic stem cells at Stanford in Irv Weissman's lab
Awards
2020 Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Ambassador at Roche
2019 Scientific and Technical Expert Program at Roche & Mannheim Business School
2018 Rising Star of the Year, Women in IT Silicon Valley Awards
2012 Harvard Innovation Lab President’s Challenge Finalist
2012 MIT $100K Business Plan Competition Semi-Finalist
2010 MIT Neurometrix Presidential Graduate Fellowship
2010 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
2009 Merck Engineering and Technology Fellowship
2006 National Merit Finalist and Scholar
2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Finalist in Biochemistry
2005 Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science & Technology Semifinalist