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Xi Chen
Founder of RootPath
West Newton, Massachusetts
Overview
Xi Chen is a life science and biotechnology entrepreneur based in West Newton, Massachusetts, with a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. Currently, she serves as the Founder of RootPath and has held notable roles such as a Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University.
Chen's career highlights include founding RootPath and contributing as a postdoctoral fellow at prestigious institutions like Harvard University's Wyss Institute, showcasing her expertise in DNA, synthetic biology, cell science, and biotechnology.
Work Experience
Founder
2017 - Current
We enable biology at scale.
Team Member
2016 - 2017
Early-stage biotech investment and venture creation.
R&D Scientist
2015 - 2016
Ultivue is a biotechnology company that specializes in tissue imaging, diagnostics, and multiplexing.
Raised $110,576,238.00 from Northpond Ventures, Applied Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Ally Bridge Group, Pura Vida Investments and ARCH Venture Partners.
Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow
2012 - 2015
Worked in the lab of Dr. Peng Yin on the application of DNA circuitry in early cancer detection.
CPRIT Postdoctoral Fellow
2011 - 2012
Led a research group within the Ellington Lab to tackle theoretical and practical problems in applying DNA circuitry to molecular diagnostics and synthetic biology.