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Women’s Institute for Science Entrepreneurship

Founded in 2023, the Women’s Institute for Science Entrepreneurship (WISE) is a program designed to support women innovators in cultivating new scientific concepts and launching new businesses that will make a significant difference in their communities and in the world as well as encourage them to pursue STEM education and research. WISE draws upon faculty and students at New York Medical College (NYMC), Touro University (TU) and BioInc@NYMC. WISE connects interdisciplinary teams of students, researchers, faculty and biotech entrepreneurs on and off campus to work collaboratively creating synergy to lead to pioneering and exceptional projects.

Director of WISE:

Marina K. Holz, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Integrated Ph.D. Program Director
Interim Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology