About
Katherine French earned a PhD in Plant Sciences from Oxford University in 2016. She has worked as a researcher at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab on organism engineering for bioremediation and the environmental impacts of genetically engineered microorganisms and plants.
Founder at BLUUMBIOYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Katherine went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran BLUUMBIO's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Katherine can intro founders to BLUUMBIO's investors below.
Experience
- BLUUMBIOFounder/CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California and Sydney, NSW
- ActivateActivate Fellow2022 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
- Joint BioEnergy InstitutePostdoctoral Research Scientist2020 — 2021Emeryville, California, United States
- University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Research Scientist2018 — 2020Berkeley, California, United States
- University of Oxford, Department of Plant SciencesPostdoctoral Researcher2017
- Wadham CollegeLecturer in Biology2016 — 2017Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- University of OxfordLab demonstrator, Maize & Yeast Genetics2017Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- University of OxfordSubject tutor, Biological Sciences2015 — 2016Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- University of OxfordResearch Scientist2015 — 2016
- University of OxfordEthnobotanist2013 — 2015
- Trinity College OxfordJunior Dean2015 — 2016
Skills & more
GISRSustainable DevelopmentBiotechnologyInnovation DevelopmentData analysisResearchHigher EducationFundingMicrobiologyEducationConservation Issues
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project managementGrant WritingProposal WritingFeature WritingScientific WritingEnvironment, Health, and Safety (EHS)Molecular BiologyBiologyStatistical Data AnalysisTeam buildingStrategic PlanningStrategyFrom Katherine's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katherine French?
- Katherine French earned a PhD in Plant Sciences from Oxford University in 2016. She has worked as a researcher at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab on organism engineering for bioremediation and the environmental impacts of genetically engineered microorganisms and plants.
- Where does Katherine French work?
- Katherine French is Founder of BLUUMBIO.
- What companies did Katherine French found?
- Katherine French founded BLUUMBIO.
- Where did Katherine French go to school?
- Katherine French studied at University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Sciences); Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (Plant Genetics); SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Plant Genetics).
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