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Can This Tick Biologist and Her Team of ‘Weirdo Science’ Enthusiasts Change the Future of Scientific Research?

From Endpoints News (behind a paywall)

It’s rare, though far from unheard of, for scientists to leave prestigious academic appointments. But Seemay Chou’s departure made a larger splash than most.

One cool, cloudy San Francisco afternoon last September, she hit publish on a Medium post titled “Why I am building Arcadia.” It doubled as a public resignation letter from her professorship at UCSF, where she was just months from tenure, and a roadmap to the grand $500 million experiment she planned next.

Read Seemay’s original post on Medium