Sharena Rice, PhD
@sharenarice.bsky.social
Science Communications Lead/1st employee at Sanmai.
Transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation.
Venture Fellow, Kaleida Capital.
Bylines: Neurotech Reports.
Opinions = own
📍 Silicon Valley ☀️
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharenarice/
Transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation.
Venture Fellow, Kaleida Capital.
Bylines: Neurotech Reports.
Opinions = own
📍 Silicon Valley ☀️
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharenarice/
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Students often ask about my transition out of academia.
The thing is:
I never considered myself IN academia.
Nor OUT of academia.
Rather, I am something else: working WITH academia!
Startups and universities both have their strengths.
Busting the silos and playing the cards can enhance progress.
The thing is:
I never considered myself IN academia.
Nor OUT of academia.
Rather, I am something else: working WITH academia!
Startups and universities both have their strengths.
Busting the silos and playing the cards can enhance progress.
Now home after 21 consecutive days of traveling, being sick, or both.
Recharging 7 different electronic devices.
Recharging 7 different electronic devices.
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Now home after 21 consecutive days of traveling, being sick, or both.
Recharging 7 different electronic devices.
Recharging 7 different electronic devices.
A happy slice of life during SfN: handing my new Sanmai business card to my dissertation advisor.
Receiving yet more new business cards from Kaleida Capital today and looking forward to the shuffle synthesis!
Joyful for being in various dimensions of neurotech.
Receiving yet more new business cards from Kaleida Capital today and looking forward to the shuffle synthesis!
Joyful for being in various dimensions of neurotech.
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A happy slice of life during SfN: handing my new Sanmai business card to my dissertation advisor.
Receiving yet more new business cards from Kaleida Capital today and looking forward to the shuffle synthesis!
Joyful for being in various dimensions of neurotech.
Receiving yet more new business cards from Kaleida Capital today and looking forward to the shuffle synthesis!
Joyful for being in various dimensions of neurotech.
I think I am going to move to SF proper in the new year.
There's simply too much neural activity to be based an hour south of the city.
There's simply too much neural activity to be based an hour south of the city.
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I think I am going to move to SF proper in the new year.
There's simply too much neural activity to be based an hour south of the city.
There's simply too much neural activity to be based an hour south of the city.
Ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory three times this week.
They say third time's the charm, yet the second and third times were just as charming as the first time.
They say third time's the charm, yet the second and third times were just as charming as the first time.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory three times this week.
They say third time's the charm, yet the second and third times were just as charming as the first time.
They say third time's the charm, yet the second and third times were just as charming as the first time.
The person in charge of the press room at @sfn.org walked around with a box of dark chocolate peanut butter cups and offered them to the remaining people in here!
It was a very wholesome moment.
It was a very wholesome moment.
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The person in charge of the press room at @sfn.org walked around with a box of dark chocolate peanut butter cups and offered them to the remaining people in here!
It was a very wholesome moment.
It was a very wholesome moment.
After talking with people during @sfn.org about their innovations, I am convinced that neurotech is not a bubble, but is really just getting started as a growing area.
We will see inspiring things come into the world empowering discovery, humanity, and healthcare systems.
#neuroscience #neurotech
We will see inspiring things come into the world empowering discovery, humanity, and healthcare systems.
#neuroscience #neurotech
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
After talking with people during @sfn.org about their innovations, I am convinced that neurotech is not a bubble, but is really just getting started as a growing area.
We will see inspiring things come into the world empowering discovery, humanity, and healthcare systems.
#neuroscience #neurotech
We will see inspiring things come into the world empowering discovery, humanity, and healthcare systems.
#neuroscience #neurotech
LinkedIn has temporarily restricted my account until tomorrow because they think they have detected automation tools. This happened last time I went to SfN too: making too many connections?
Ironically, I can't contact their support because I need to be logged into LinkedIn to contact their support!
Ironically, I can't contact their support because I need to be logged into LinkedIn to contact their support!
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
LinkedIn has temporarily restricted my account until tomorrow because they think they have detected automation tools. This happened last time I went to SfN too: making too many connections?
Ironically, I can't contact their support because I need to be logged into LinkedIn to contact their support!
Ironically, I can't contact their support because I need to be logged into LinkedIn to contact their support!
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hosting Neurotech Glow Walk in San Diego the night before SfN! It's free!
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Still recovering from laryngitis.
Currently happy about: having the foresight to have stockpiled three large boxes of tissues.
Currently happy about: having the foresight to have stockpiled three large boxes of tissues.
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Still recovering from laryngitis.
Currently happy about: having the foresight to have stockpiled three large boxes of tissues.
Currently happy about: having the foresight to have stockpiled three large boxes of tissues.
A new adventure is taking flight!
I am delighted to share that I’m starting a new position as Venture Fellow with Kaleida Capital!
I’ll be working on deal sourcing, diligence, and ecosystem research across our NeuroAI thesis, while continuing involvements with the broader neurotech community.
I am delighted to share that I’m starting a new position as Venture Fellow with Kaleida Capital!
I’ll be working on deal sourcing, diligence, and ecosystem research across our NeuroAI thesis, while continuing involvements with the broader neurotech community.
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A new adventure is taking flight!
I am delighted to share that I’m starting a new position as Venture Fellow with Kaleida Capital!
I’ll be working on deal sourcing, diligence, and ecosystem research across our NeuroAI thesis, while continuing involvements with the broader neurotech community.
I am delighted to share that I’m starting a new position as Venture Fellow with Kaleida Capital!
I’ll be working on deal sourcing, diligence, and ecosystem research across our NeuroAI thesis, while continuing involvements with the broader neurotech community.
Currently happy about: just happening to have the correct rare cable needed for something
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Currently happy about: just happening to have the correct rare cable needed for something
It's cutting-edge!
It's noninvasive!
It's... a haircut!
It's noninvasive!
It's... a haircut!
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's cutting-edge!
It's noninvasive!
It's... a haircut!
It's noninvasive!
It's... a haircut!
Ship shape: in good shape to ship
October 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Ship shape: in good shape to ship
Currently amused by: the algorithms pushing medical device hardware and software advertisements into my consciousness via various websites I visit
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Currently amused by: the algorithms pushing medical device hardware and software advertisements into my consciousness via various websites I visit
Today, I:
-Met up with a friend for breakfast
-Finished reading a book
-Made a new friend over tea
-Wrapped up a mindfulness course I was teaching
It is a wonderful life!
-Met up with a friend for breakfast
-Finished reading a book
-Made a new friend over tea
-Wrapped up a mindfulness course I was teaching
It is a wonderful life!
October 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Today, I:
-Met up with a friend for breakfast
-Finished reading a book
-Made a new friend over tea
-Wrapped up a mindfulness course I was teaching
It is a wonderful life!
-Met up with a friend for breakfast
-Finished reading a book
-Made a new friend over tea
-Wrapped up a mindfulness course I was teaching
It is a wonderful life!
🥰 One of the people who attended the first Neurotech Glow Walk this past week sent me a message saying she really enjoyed meeting people at the event AND has already met up with some of them for coffee!
I also made plans to reconnect over coffee with some people who came to the Glow Walk!
I also made plans to reconnect over coffee with some people who came to the Glow Walk!
Hosting Neurotech Glow Walk in San Diego the night before SfN! It's free!
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
October 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
🥰 One of the people who attended the first Neurotech Glow Walk this past week sent me a message saying she really enjoyed meeting people at the event AND has already met up with some of them for coffee!
I also made plans to reconnect over coffee with some people who came to the Glow Walk!
I also made plans to reconnect over coffee with some people who came to the Glow Walk!
Hosting Neurotech Glow Walk in San Diego the night before SfN! It's free!
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
October 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hosting Neurotech Glow Walk in San Diego the night before SfN! It's free!
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
At 8 PM on Friday, November 14th, 2025,
we'll meet up at Bayfront Park in San Diego,
which is next to the San Diego Convention Center.
Registration link in comments
#neuroskyence #neuroscience #neurotech
Currently happy about: digital circuit schematics
October 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Currently happy about: digital circuit schematics
Currently happy because: many of TIME's best inventions of 2025 are in neuro!
October 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Currently happy because: many of TIME's best inventions of 2025 are in neuro!
Shaping the future.
In my imagination, it looks like a pretzel right now!
In my imagination, it looks like a pretzel right now!
October 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Shaping the future.
In my imagination, it looks like a pretzel right now!
In my imagination, it looks like a pretzel right now!
It is Tech Week SF,
and I am excited for the neurotech!
and I am excited for the neurotech!
October 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It is Tech Week SF,
and I am excited for the neurotech!
and I am excited for the neurotech!
Thinking about space
occasionally leads to
comet relief.
occasionally leads to
comet relief.
October 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Thinking about space
occasionally leads to
comet relief.
occasionally leads to
comet relief.
Maybe... spit hit the fan 😅
October 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Maybe... spit hit the fan 😅