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Janice Chen

Unicorn founder

Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer & President, Research at Mammoth Biosciences

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMammoth Biosciences$1B

About

Janice Chen is the co-founder, CSO, and President of Research at Mammoth Biosciences, a San Francisco Bay Area biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based products for disease detection and treatment. She earned her PhD in the lab of Jennifer Doudna at the University of California, Berkeley, studying the mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas proteins, and is an inventor of several CRISPR-based technologies. Her recognitions include Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare, MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and she has delivered TEDx talks on CRISPR's applications in diagnostics and disease treatment.

Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer & President, Research at Mammoth Biosciences

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Mammoth Biosciences's investors · 16

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checksBerkeley FrontierBerkeleyBoom Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $300K checksCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONBerkeleyDecheng CapitalMenlo ParkForesite CapitalWest HollywoodK50 VenturesEncinitas · $50K – $250K checksMayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksMission Bay CapitalSan FranciscoMission BiocapitalSan Francisco · $500K checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksPlum Alley InvestmentsNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksSolari CapitalNew YorkSV AngelSan FranciscoTachyon VenturesLos AngelesWireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Mammoth Biosciences

JDJennifer Doudna
Jennifer DoudnaFounder
TMTrevor Martin
Trevor MartinCo-founder, Chief Executive Officer
LHLucas Harrington
Lucas HarringtonCo-founder
AT
Ashley TehranchiExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Mammoth BiosciencesCo-founder, CSO & President, Researchcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Mammoth BiosciencesCo-founder & CTO2018 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Student Researcher2014 — 2018Laboratory of Jennifer Doudna
  4. University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor2015 — 2017
  5. Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Technician2013 — 2014Laboratory of Pamela Silver
  6. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthUndergraduate Researcher2011 — 2013Laboratory of Valeria Culotta
  7. KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB - HIV (K-RITH)Research Intern2012Laboratory of Adrie Steyn

Skills & more

Protein Purification7Biochemistry9Molecular Biology8FRET3Molecular Cloning2Protein Bio-conjugation3Column Chromatography3Protein Structure3Western Blotting2Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2Mentoring2Assay Development2
+4 moreResearchRadiolabelingIn Vitro TranscriptionIn Vitro Translation

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Who is Janice Chen?
Janice Chen is the co-founder, CSO, and President of Research at Mammoth Biosciences, a San Francisco Bay Area biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based products for disease detection and treatment. She earned her PhD in the lab of Jennifer Doudna at the University of California, Berkeley, studying the mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas proteins, and is an inventor of several CRISPR-based technologies. Her recognitions include Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare, MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and she has delivered TEDx talks on CRISPR's applications in diagnostics and disease treatment.
Where does Janice Chen work?
Janice Chen is Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer & President, Research of Mammoth Biosciences.
What companies did Janice Chen found?
Janice Chen founded Mammoth Biosciences.
Where did Janice Chen go to school?
Janice Chen studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular and Cell Biology); The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Molecular and Cellular Biology).

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