Come to this program to talk about Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Health! This program will be led by Karen Torrejon, a UAlbany Alumni! ABOUT KAREN: She was a dual major in chemistry and physics, and was paired with mentor Dr. Shaker Mousa of the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, located at UAlbany’s Cancer Research Center. In his lab, she began working with a thyroid hormone, which helps with new blood vessel development. Since the hormone is too powerful to inject directly into the body, Torrejon has been developing a cream or liquid with nanoparticles, which could help treat diseases like gangrene and limb ischemia. Karen continues her work in Mousa’s lab today. She is currently writing a paper on her hormone research for submission to national publications like the Journal of Nanomedicine and the Journal of Nanotechnology. (pretty cool lady)