
Nicole H. Romano
CTO at Moonlight AI, pioneering AI for scalable cancer diagnostics
San Francisco, California
Joined September 2025
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Summary
Nicole H. Romano is a visionary leader and co-founder in the field of AI-driven biotechnology, particularly focusing on cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. She has co-founded two companies, NeuScience and Moonlight AI, both leveraging computer vision and machine learning to address significant challenges in oncology. Her work aims to make cancer diagnostics more scalable and to rewrite drug discovery processes for solid tumor cancers. squarespace+4
Her expertise spans a broad range of data science and machine learning applications, including leading data platform teams, developing neural networks for aerial imagery analysis, and creating targeting algorithms for programmatic advertising. She has a strong focus on production-level code, deep learning, and biotechnology applications. squarespace
Academically, Nicole holds a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from Stanford University, where her research focused on engineered tissue microenvironments and regenerative medicine. Her doctoral work involved tissue engineering, image processing, and statistical analysis of 3D biological structures, demonstrating her foundational understanding of both biological systems and advanced analytical techniques. squarespace+4
Work
Education
Writing
AI-based detection of neutrophil dysplasia: an accessible and sensitive model for MDS diagnosis from peripheral blood
January 1, 2025Extreme Learning Machines for Attention-based Multiple Instance Learning in Whole-Slide Image Classification
January 1, 2025AI-Based Detection of Myelodysplastic Syndrome from Neutrophil Morphology in Peripheral Blood
January 1, 2024Matrix RGD ligand density and L1CAM-mediated Schwann cell interactions synergistically enhance neurite outgrowth
January 1, 2015Microfluidic gradients reveal enhanced neurite outgrowth but impaired guidance within 3D matrices with high integrin ligand densities
January 1, 2015Engineering Protein Microenvironments: Integrin-Binding Ligands and Neurotrophic Cues for Neural Regeneration
January 1, 2014Protein-engineered biomaterials: nanoscale mimics of the extracellular matrix
January 1, 2011PEG-based hydrogels with collagen mimetic peptide-mediated and tunable physical cross-links
January 1, 2010On-chip Flow Cytometry Coupled to Single-Cell Imaging for Studying Signal-Transduction Pathways.
January 1, 2010ON-CHIP FLOW CY TOME TRY AND SINGLE-CELL IMAGING IN TANDEM.
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