I led a funding cohort in reproductive technology, identifying and evaluating promising research initiatives as scientific lead
I led the creative direction for a rebranding campaign, including website redesign and marketing materials
I produced and disseminated communications in gynecologic oncology, reproductive longevity, and reproductive technology

In collaboration with Neighborhood SF, I co-organized a biotechnology conference to delve into important, neglected, and tractable problems in biotechnology.
Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, a Hamming Question asks, ‘What are the most important problems in your field —and why are you not working on it?’ Over a weekend, the unconference gathered founders, scientists, engineers, and funders to explore Hamming problems in bio.

I was a founding team member for a new research program.
I established technical direction and led surgical development, establishing a protocol. I interfaced with regulatory bodies and guided device development in close collaboration with mechanical engineers, leading to a first prototype.
Iroduced engaging visual content to communicate complex medical device concepts to diverse stakeholders

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Montreal University Health Center (CHUM): 2018-2020. Supervisor: Michel Alain Danino.
Medical Division, MILA, Quebec AI Institute: 2020-2021. Supervisors: Joseph Paul Cohen, Yoshua Bengio.

Lan Dao, MD is a San Francisco-based physician and capital allocator in fertility.