Michele Tan is a Master of Advanced Study in Engineering student at UC Berkeley whose research sits at the intersection of using AI and technology for environmental justice, health equity and access, policy, and immigrant health outcomes. Her work focuses on how environmental toxicants and systemic inequities in healthcare access shape migrant well-being, particularly for youth and families navigating displacement.
As co-founder of Kultevat Org, Michele advances plant-based innovations that address both climate and health inequities. She has published peer-reviewed research on medicinal plants and presented nationally on metabolomics, sustainability, and regenerative medicine. Her translational research agenda seeks to educate and advocate for communities disproportionately burdened by environmental exposures and barriers to care, besides influencing policy to bend the arc in healthcare towards prevention and bridging the knowledge gap between environmental toxicants and population immunity and mental health Michele’s lived experience as an Asian immigrant, combined with her work in underserved education and medical missions, informs her commitment to reimagining migrant health beyond immediate survival toward long-term health and integration.