Dr. Melissa Agnello received her PhD from USC in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, then completed a postdoc at UCLA. She then went on to the world of industry, first at UBiome in SF and now back in LA starting her own consulting firm, M2Biome! Outside of work, Melissa loves the outdoors! She’s an avid runner, bird watcher and hiker. And even though she’s from the East Coast, Melissa loves the LA bio ecosystem and now calls it home! Hear about her career path, journey to starting her own business, and how LA is a great epicenter for healthcare and the microbiome!