Early Career Ambassador
HARDEN Sarah
Endogene.bio
France
Sarah L Harden, PhD, is a molecular and cell biologist with expertise in women’s health, oncology, and metabolomics. Currently working at endogene.bio, she is challenging the convention that menstrual blood is a waste product and instead demonstrates its diagnostic value and potential to guide personalised treatment strategies. She earned her PhD from the University of Warwick through a funded programme in collaboration with the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and the Agency For Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, where her research focused on endometrial stromal cell decidualization and the regulatory role of the exometabolome on gene expression. This work contributed to a publication on autoantibody profiling in endometriosis and expanded into multi-omics analysis of immune cells in humanised cancer models. Recognised as a Young Ambassador for ESHRE 2024, Sarah is an active member of ESHRE and the Society for Reproduction and Fertility, and she regularly engages with the international reproductive science community. She hopes to bring a new perspective to the society bringing insights from start-ups and industry.