Panelist

Nicole Lai is a Senior Scientist at Food Allergy Science Initiative (FASI), a non-profit dedicated to advancing research and developing therapeutic interventions to treat and prevent food allergies. Prior to FASI, Nicole spent several years in drug discovery at Kallyope – a biotech based in New York City focused on alleviating diseases affecting the gut-brain axis. At Kallyope, Nicole led a Food Allergy program from target identification/validation to lead optimization and biomarker development. Nicole completed her Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences in Isaac Chiu’s lab at Harvard Medical School, where she investigated how sensory neurons modulate gastrointestinal inflammation, gut physiology, and host defense in murine pathogen infection models.

FASI link: https://foodallergyscience.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleylai/

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