Ryan Chen

Director, Growth

Ryan Chen is an accomplished professional in the field of chemical biology, currently serving as the Director of Growth at Nucleate since August 2025 and a co-founder of the Yale Life Sciences Investment Group. Prior experience includes undergraduate research assistant roles at Purdue University, where involvement spanned the Oliver Lab and Kenttämaa Lab, and analytical research at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, focusing on detection methods for olefins in aviation fuels. An internship at Merck involved developing a method for quantifying pneumococcal polysaccharides to support vaccine development. At Yale University, Ryan is a graduate student researcher in the Chemical Biology Division, investigating O-glycosylation's role in immune regulation. Ryan's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Purdue University and ongoing PhD studies in Chemical Biology at Yale University.

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New Haven, United States

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