Janice Chen

Janice Chen is co-founder and chief technology officer of Mammoth Biosciences, a Brisbane, California-based company that is developing diagnostic tests using CRISPR.[1][2][3] She received her B.S. degree from Johns Hopkins University and as a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, she worked in the lab of CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, receiving her PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology.[3]

Awards and honors

Along with two of her cofounders at Mammoth Biosciences, Chen was named to the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare list[4] and 2020 Business Insider's 30 Under 40 in Healthcare.[5] She was also selected to the 2020 Endpoints Top 20 Women in Biopharma,[6] and 35 Innovators Under 35 in MIT Technology Review in 2021.[7]

Personal life

Chen's brother is Olympics figure skater Nathan Chen.[8]

References
  1. "30 Under 30 Spotlight: Unsung Heroes in Healthcare Janice Chen | Forbes Healthcare Summit 2019". Forbes. December 16, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Dutton, Gail (April 24, 2020). "Mammoth's CRISPR Assay for Asymptomatic COVID-19 Carriers Gains Peer-Reviewed Validation". BioSpace. Retrieved May 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Janice Chen". TEDx CERN. Retrieved May 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Mammoth Biosciences Co-Founders Trevor Martin, Janice Chen and Lucas Harrington Named to 2018 Forbes' 30 Under 30". WebWire. November 15, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Ramsey Pflanzer, Lydia; Leonard, Kimberly; Hernbroth, Megan; Dunn, Andrew; Dodge, Blake (12 October 2020). "Meet the 30 young leaders who are forging a new future for the $3.6 trillion healthcare industry". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. Gelman, Max (10 December 2020). "Special report: Twenty extraordinary women blazing trails in biopharma R&D — Covid-19 and beyond". Endpoints News. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. Regalado, Antonio (30 June 2021). "35 Innovators Under 35". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. Pham, Jason (February 4, 2022). "Nathan Chen Is the 'Baby' of 5 Kids—Meet the Olympian's Parents & Siblings". Yahoo Sports!.
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