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Asma Mirza

Asma Mirza MSc-GH

Public Health
Houston, Texas, United States of America

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Asma Mirza is the founding force behind a startup company that personalizes science in a way never done before. Her company Pheramor is a dating app that measures compatibility based on genetic sampling as well as personal social preferences. The very first of its kind, this innovative company represents Mirza’s brilliant combination of expertise in public health and microbiology, as well as leadership and company-building. Before emerging as one of Texas’s youngest tech entrepreneurs, Mirza lived and worked in Haiti, Pakistan, and Jordan implementing technological advancements to improve healthcare in refugee communities. She currently serves on the board of a growing networking app Social Mama, and has helped found an art collective called MACH. Mirza has also given a powerful TED Talk entitled: “The Transformative Power of Pain” at the University of Houston.
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