Hi, I'm Erin.
I connect dots others miss across
people, systems, and tech
to unlock what's next.
Curious about AI for science? Start here
About
I trained as a neuroscientist. I left the lab because I kept seeing the same thing: brilliant people stuck in systems that couldn't keep up with them. So I went to where the systems were breaking. Startups, ecosystems, emerging tech. And started building.
Five years later, I've advised 18 science-tech ecosystems, hosted 100+ guests on The DeSci Mic, and spoken at 500+ events. I build things across domains that don't usually talk to each other.
AI for Science
I care most about what AI can do for science. I built an open pipeline with Claude that pulled 148k findings from 11k POTS papers, then corrected wrong IDs in 35% of the model-tagged entries. I replicated it for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with support from Anthropic's AI for Science Rare Disease Program.
Sharing that work brought 100+ researchers, providers, and patient builders to my inbox asking how to do it themselves. So I turned hundreds of bookmarks into an AI for Science hub, a place for scientists to see what AI can do in the context of their own work.
My personal motivation for building trustworthy, connected systems in science comes from developing an illness in high school. Due to limited research and experts in this field, I set out to connect those dots. Having worked as a researcher, developer, and marketer, I know how to speak the language of scientists, engineers, and communicators to make the progress that is needed.
The through-line
Every role I've held, every project I've built, every conversation I've had on stage or on mic comes back to the same question: How does this work, how could it work better, and how do I help people see that?
I think like a researcher about people, technology, and the systems that connect them. I see 10,000 steps ahead across product, ops, tech, finance, and business model before most people consider the first step.
What I'm focused on now
AI for science: open research data, tools, and helping scientists put AI to work
Human-centered takes on tech, brand, health, and connection
Building and documenting publicly
Advisory and fractional roles with early-stage founders
A podcast + newsletter + venture studio flywheel
Full work history is on LinkedIn.
How we can work together
I build, and I help others build. Whether I'm embedded with your team or architecting from the outside, the goal is the same: unlock what's next.
Build With Me
Funded startups and teams with a problem to solve
Idea to working product. I think across product, ops, tech, finance, and business model simultaneously.
Strategic Transformation
Enterprise, established SMBs, and legacy organizations
Digital transformation, emerging tech adoption, new markets, strategic redirection. I see what's coming and translate it into what to do about it.
Program & Ecosystem Design
Accelerators, cities, institutions, and community builders
I architect accelerator programs, fellowships, and innovation ecosystems, plus build the tools to run them. 18 ecosystems and counting.
Let's figure out what's next
20-minute discovery call. Tell me what you're building and I'll tell you how I can help.
The intersections others miss
Where people, systems, and tech collide. And what it means for what's next.
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Keynote Topics
I speak at the intersections where the most interesting ideas happen. Each talk is tailored to your audience and outcome goals.
Building 0 to 1
What it actually takes to go from idea to product to traction. Lessons from building across 18 ecosystems.
Founders, accelerators, corporate innovation teams
Future of [X]
Where AI, hardware, and decentralized systems are converging. What the next 5 years look like.
Tech conferences, executive audiences, investors
Human Performance
The neuroscience of focus, decision-making, and sustainable high performance.
Corporate teams, health/wellness events, leadership summits
Intersections as Innovation
Why the most interesting ideas happen between fields, not within them. How to see and build at the edges.
Interdisciplinary conferences, innovation labs, universities
Bring Erin to your event
Every talk is custom-built for your audience. Let's discuss what would move the needle for your event.
Featured Clips
From neuroscience to NFTs to decentralized science. A decade of speaking across audiences.
Scaling NFTs for the Masses
NFT.NYC 2021 · Nov 2021
Life's Not Linear
Real Industry · Jul 2020
NFTs in Neuroscience, DNA, and BioTech
NFT.NYC 2022 · Jul 2022
Exploring the Future: DeSci Landscape Overview
DeSci London · Mar 2024
The DeSci Mic
100+ guests, 2M+ impressions. Conversations with the builders, scientists, and thinkers shaping what's next.
Listen at futurestate.mediaPast Events
Headlining / Solo Talks
Panels & Moderation
Organized / Co-Curated
What people say
“There's a good possibility a lot of us will be working for Erin sometime in the future, and I'm here for it.”
“Every time I meet with Erin it is the exact conversation I never knew I needed to have. She opened me up to a whole new world of possibilities.”
“Erin is one heck of a good person. You folks in Milwaukee got some gems there.”
Looking for more than a keynote?
AI for Science
Open science data, tools, and workshops for researchers.
AI for Science
techsystemspeopleA hub for scientists who want to know which AI tools to use for what in their own work, with the people already using them. Built from hundreds of tools and bookmarks: a field guide, a toolbox, a living timeline and a job board.
Open POTS
techsystemsAn open pipeline built with Claude that pulled 148,186 findings from 11,519 POTS and dysautonomia papers, each with its verbatim source quote. Wrong IDs corrected in 35% of model-tagged entries. Selected for Anthropic's AI for Science Rare Disease Program, and 100+ researchers, providers, and patients reached out to collaborate.
EDS Findings
techsystemsThe Open POTS method replicated for Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility, with support from Anthropic's AI for Science Rare Disease Program. 24,200 findings from 3,558 papers published 1946 to 2026, each with its verbatim source quote.
Condition Findings Builder
techsystemsThe reusable method behind Open POTS and the EDS dataset. Retrieve papers, screen them, extract one row per finding with its source quote, check quality with negative controls, and package it so anyone can re-verify. One config file per condition.
Decentralized science
Programs, media, and protocols for open, verifiable science.
MuseMatrix
peoplesystemsDecentralized science institute I co-founded. A 6-month global fellowship that trained 80 scientists and AI and blockchain developers to build together, plus weekly workshops and a science hackathon at Frontier Tower's SF bio and neuro wet lab.
DeSci Landscape Analysis
systemspeopleAn industry map of decentralized science, built from surveys of 67 teams. I was lead researcher, at talentDAO in 2023.
Causality Network
techsystemsCo-founded. An open protocol for verifying scientific data, and a tamper-resistant bioreactor that signs its sensor readings at the source, built for 5 academic partners.
The DeSci Mic
peoplesystems100+ guests, 2M+ impressions. Conversations with the builders and thinkers shaping what's next.
Proof of Analysis
techsystemsPeer review for science, by experiment type. Scientists earn reputation by submitting analytical chemistry data, stored on Filecoin and checked on chain. Built at ETHGlobal Buenos Aires.
AI tools
Assistants, capture, and generative media.
Lever
techpeopleAn always-on workplace AI assistant. Ask for help, find approved company workflows, get visual guidance, and turn repeated work into reusable skills without leaving the task.
HippocampOS
techpeopleBrowser extension for intelligent content capture. Smart tagging, semantic search, profile extraction.
Smart glasses
Hands-free capture with proof it's real.
EigenSnap and EigenStream
techPhotos and live POV video from Mentra smart glasses, with TEE attestation so anyone can check the footage is real and untouched. EigenSnap v2 is the latest version.
EurekaSense
techsystemsLab documentation through smart glasses and voice, with blockchain audit trails for FDA-ready data integrity.
Hands-Free AI Lab Notebook
techpeopleHackathon prototype. Scientists document lab work hands-free through smart glasses and voice.
Crypto and blockchain
Funding, markets, and trust on crypto rails.
ImpactHook
techsystemsUniswap v4 hook for impact funding. Milestone-gated fee routing turns trading volume into social impact.
Purses
peopletechsystemsThe first fashion house for crypto. A curator-economy platform where members trade, save, and build communities. Founder and creator. Built on Bags and Solana.
Future, art, and community
Film, writing, generative media, and play.
Videyo
techA production control room for generative media. Enter a brief, run a model, review the result, and get a verified provenance record beside the asset. Built for the Backblaze Generative Media Hackathon.
Framed
techpeopleEaster Eggs for Adults. AI-generated prank photos hidden around a house like an Easter egg hunt. Built at Silly Hacks 2026.
Writer's Block
techpeopleThe writing club where you can't stop. Set a timer, start typing — if you pause too long, your words disappear.
I also speak at events.
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The intersections others miss
Where people, systems, and tech collide. And what it means for what's next.
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