Monthly Innovators Social
Calling all scientific innovators!
Interested in the scientific startup world? Are you a scientist, student, aspiring entrepreneur, startup founder, or just curious about the ecosystem?
Join the CAT and CInC for a coffee networking social and learn about upcoming spring programming!
This month's social features Dr. Jiye Son!
Dr. Son is the founder and CEO of Keratin Nails, a biotechnology startup reimagining petrochemical-derived ingredients used in consumer goods products with alternative biocompatible and sustainable solutions. She is an alumna of the PhD Program in Chemistry at The Graduate Center where she investigated self-assembly of peptide nanomaterials for targeted drug delivery under the joint-supervision of Prof. Maria Contel at Brooklyn College and Prof. Rein Ulijn at Advanced Science Research Center. Prior to starting Keratin Nails full time in July this year, she was the former Associate Director of the Nanoscience Initiative at ASRC.
Come hear about her journey from a researcher at the ASRC to launching her startup venture!