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Meet Shalmali Gadgil - Managing Director: This is Shalmali's third iteration of cultivate tomorrow going strong!! Her passions lie at the intersection of Bioengineering and Sustainable Technology - in-turn making her into a huge food tech nerd! Shalmali graduated with a Biotechnology degree from the University of Aberdeen, and is currently based in London as a bioengineer. She hopes to eventually develop a career as a researcher in alternative protein development. In her free time Shalmali is an avid runner who has now caught the marathon bug (that seems to be going around), and also loves playing tennis and cooking for large groups of friends. #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #bioengineer #foodtech #foodscience #sustainability #climatechange

This week we're introducing our fellow Managing Directors, Lauren and Shalmali!! Just a reminder, applications for this year's Hackathon is opening soon! Looking forward to meeting all the amazing talents in the cell ag space!! Meet Lauren Kinsey - Co-managing Director: This is Lauren’s fourth year as an organizer for the Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon, and she can’t wait to see what innovative ideas students develop this year. She is currently living in Boston, MA for her PhD program in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Tufts University. Now in the second year of her PhD, Lauren is conducting research on bioreactor systems and edible scaffolds in the Kaplan Lab. Lauren first heard of cellular agriculture on a podcast back in 2017, and it quickly became her passion. After graduate school, she hopes to continue a career in food tech as a bioprocess engineer. #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #bioreactor #scaffolds #foodtech #foodscience #sustainability #climatechange

Calling All Hackers! Do you have an amazing idea for an alternative protein product? Looking to broaden your network and get connected with a mentor in the cellular agriculture startup world? The application for the 2025 Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon opens November 25. Please stay tuned for more updates and don't miss it!

Next off is Laura from our fellow Marketing Team! Meet Laura Jones - Marketing Director Laura is a second year PhD student in the Kaplan lab at Tufts University, and studies genetic engineering of plants for molecular farming of growth factors, as well as microalgae or plant co-culture systems. This is her second year volunteering with Nucleate Cultivate. Last year she helped organize and promote the spring seminar series. After graduation, Laura hopes to work in the private sector in R&D developing plant-based cell ag products. Outside of work, Laura enjoys distance running, acoustic folk music, and gardening. She can't wait to be part of this year's Hackathon, and hopes all our followers will join the program! #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #geneticengineering #molecularfarming #plantscience #microalgae #plantbasedfood #foodtech #sustainability #climatechange

Hello All, the 2024-25 Nucleate Hackathon is just around the corner! To kick things off, we would like to introduce you to this year's executive board. This week, meet Sean, our 2024-25 Executive Director, and Laura, our Marketing Director for the Nucleate Cultivate Hackathon! Meet Sean Baker - Executive Director: Sean has been with Cultivate nearly since its inception and is a food tech enthusiast. Sean is a PhD candidate in Food Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he combines computational biology, analytical chemistry, and protein biochemistry to gain a deeper understanding of why, the food we know and love, deteriorate over time. In his free time, Sean is an avid soccer player and runner, and semi talented with a chefs knife. After graduate school, Sean plans to pursue a career at the cutting of food tech, while continuing to do cool science and mentor future scientists. #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #protein #foodtech #foodscience #sustainability #climatechange

Welcome back, cellular agriculture enthusiasts: Introducing the new 2024-25 Nucleate Cultivate Executive Board! We are so thrilled to be launching our fourth annual Hackathon, and embarking on another year of innovation, discovery, and community-building with you. Please bookmark this page if you have not already to make sure that you don't miss out on upcoming announcements and events. Stay tuned as the application for the 2024-25 Hackathon will soon be live. Wishing everyone a fantastic fall semester! Laura Jones: Director of Marketing Sean Baker: Executive Director Shalmali Gadgil: Co-Managing Director Kanon Kobata: Marketing Lead Nanzhen Q.: Mentor Experience Lead Teresa Rojas Rodríguez: Education Lead Trinity Olander: Director of Education Bertina Do: Director of Technology Julia Sun: Director of Finance Lauren Kinsey: Co-Managing Director Rachel Rosenberg: Director of Mentor Experience Fariha Meem: Director of Student Experience Sam Goldberg: Director of Internal Affairs

Check it out!! Proud to share Nucleate's Impact Report 2019-2023! Being part of this community has been an amazing experience. Together, our teams have raised $370M and supported countless innovations in biotech. It's a privilege to be part of this transformative work. #Nucleate #Biotech #Impact

Sorry to keep you all waiting.....the recordings from the third cultivate tomorrow demo day are now live! Visit our website to view all the amazing insights from this years event: https://lnkd.in/ghHEQhPm This event featured a featured panel discussion on product development in cell ag, tech talks, and keynote talk from Millipore Sigmas cultured meat experts. Our esteemed speakers included: Khyati Shah, Ph.D. of Millipore Sigma Jordi Morales-Dalmau of Cultimate Emily Lew of TUCCA Bibiana Matte of cellva Vanessa Small PhD, MBA of Alcheme Vivek Venkatraghvan of Bain Olivia Calkins and Adham Ali of Food4Thought John Y. of Deco Labs And it wouldnt have been a demo day without award presentation by Lejjy G.! This event would not have been such a success without the work of the fearless cultivate team: Sam Goldberg, Lauren Kinsey, Shalmali Gadgil, Rachel Rosenberg, Laura Jones, Bertina Do, and Sean Baker Hope you enjoy!

It was a pleasure to be part of the Nucleate Cultivate Hackaton today, next to Emily Lew, Vanessa Small PhD, MBA, Bibiana Matte and Vivek Venkatraghvan Thanks, Sean Baker and the team for the invitation, and to Lejjy G. Food System Innovations MilliporeSigma for making it possible and investing in the future! PS: The diverse line-up of speakers is very much appreciated!

Still thought you were too late......Nope! Today is the LAST DAY to register for the Cultivate Tomorrow Demo Day on Sat April 27 from 9-3 PM CST. Registration and full schedule can be seen in the link below! You wont want to miss out. Lets reimagine the future of food! https://lnkd.in/grtgEaRT