Currently I am: doin’ something new (to update soon)

Previously I was: Scientist at Loyal (developing drugs to extend dog lifespan), ran CMC/drug manufacturing at Faeth (Khosla-backed oncology startup by Lew Cantley, Karen Vousden, Sid Mukherjee, et al), and studied organic chemistry at Vanderbilt University (research: synthesis of breast milk sugars).

I am interested in:

• Translation of novel therapeutics (esp preventative drugs & aesthetic medicine)

• Silicon-Valley vs trad bio-backed therapeutics companies (how do the models for success differ & why?)

Before all of this, I trained as a ballet dancer which brought me to SF (my current home).

my life story (real briefly):

Juice Box Era. Not much to report ages 2-7. Primary past times = being a picky eater (ice cream only) & playing outside

In the studio. Trained as a ballet dancer for 15ish years. Tried to make it big- did some random gigs (never ask me to play Pharell William’s “Happy”) Retired early after a major injury.

New beginnings. Discovered I like science— organic chemistry = real life sorcery!! You can physically forcing atoms to do exactly what you want? That’s pretty trippy. Total synthesis research aka tried to make a novel molecule for formula breast milk (managed to attach 3 of the 4 functional groups- maybe #4 in the future)

The juncture point. What exactly does one do with a chemistry degree? Got recruited for healthcare investment banking at JP Morgan (aka there are career paths in science beyond doctor)!

Dogs & Drugs. Turned down JPM to be a notetaker for a biotech startup called Celevity (now known as Loyal). 6 months later => scientist at Loyal. Two years later => running CMC/drug manufacturing at an oncology startup.

Present day, Attempting new things. Also making up for 15 years of dancer diet by trying every Salt & Straw monthly flavor