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Reshma Shetty

06/01/16

@ Y Combinator

I grew up in Utah, studied computer science at the University of Utah, and worked in a biology lab, which allowed me to merge my interests in engineering and biology.

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Reshma Shetty Speaks at Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference 2016

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Reshma Shetty Speaks at Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference 2016

06/01/16

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