Pandora Bio, Inc

A heartfelt thank you to Gil Perez, Makiko Ueda, and the entire College of San Mateo team for hosting the MHWA(Mental Health & Wellness Association) Conference on your beautiful campus — and for inviting us! We appreciate the opportunity to share our work at Pandora Bio focused on empowering college students on their mental health journey💜💛 It was truly inspiring to be surrounded by such a compassionate, open-minded, and forward-thinking community. We especially loved the enthusiastic energy from the board members, dressed as superheroes to embody this year’s theme, “We Are Mental Health Heroes”🦸⭐️

We are happy to share that our CEO, Tara Maddala was featured on the PreVetted Podcast! Topics touched upon include: 🟣How smartphone signals, wearables, and emoji-based check-ins can spot early shifts in student mental health and nudge students towards their next step ︎🟣Privacy-first design: student data stays with the student, campus-level insights 🟣Helping students battle overwhelm: why a small number of clinically vetted recommendations helps drive actions   🟣How scientific rigor—study design, bias control, real-world evidence—translates from cancer diagnostics to digital mental health, and why catching changes “upstream” matters

We’re excited to share that our CEO, Tara Maddala, was featured on the podcast Diagnosing Dx! In this episode, Tara talks about her journey as a statistician and data scientist in genomic diagnostics, how that experience inspired her to found Pandora Bio, Inc and TigerTeam Bio, and her perspective on the key factors that drive success for startups in the diagnostics industry—plus much more. A big thank you to David for the opportunity to have such an insightful conversation!

📣We are excited to share that we presented early results from our student pilot programs at Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2025! Our topic was: “Modernizing mental health assessments -- statistical innovations in the age of digital data” JSM is one of the largest gatherings of statisticians and data scientists in North America, and we’re honored to be part of it. Our CEO, Tara Maddala, discussed how we use statistical analysis of behavioral data to support early detection and intervention in young adult mental health. She also highlighted how Meet Pandora captures reliable signals that help predict students' mental health states. Shout out to Co-authors: Jennifer Geis, Shreeya Behera, Adam Whitney, Robby Henry, PhD, Megan Rothney! and to Kaori Iwanaga for creating the poster. #JSM2025 #PandoraBio #MentalHealthInnovation #BehavioralData #DataScience #StudentWellness #EarlyIntervention ▼More about our Presentation: https://lnkd.in/gkHXQfQX ▼More about JSM2025: https://lnkd.in/gzhPnZdQ

 🎤We’re excited to share that we had the opportunity to present at the AUCCCO (ASSOCIATION FOR UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE COUNSELING CENTER OUTREACH) Conference last week! Helen Hsu, Psy.D. 徐華 gave an engaging and thoughtful presentation—as always. Our student ambassadors shared short videos about their perspectives on mental health and using our app, which really connected with the audience and sparked a lot of interest. A huge thanks to the AUCCCO community for creating a space for sharing, and for the supportive energy  To everyone we met: let’s stay connected and keep the momentum going!🙌

✨I’ve packed my bags and headed to #AUCCCO2025! This conference is such a valuable opportunity to learn from others doing powerful work in college mental health—and to share more about how our team at Pandora Bio is uniquely supporting students. I look forward to connecting with others passionate about outreach, equity, and systemic change in campus wellness. Hope to see you there!

＼We'll be at the AUCCCO 2025 Conference Next Week!／ We’re excited to share that our Clinical Lead, Helen Hsu, Psy.D. 徐華 will be speaking at the 18th Annual AUCCCO Conference (Association for University and College Counseling Center Outreach) in San Antonio, TX on June 13, 2025! https://lnkd.in/g-3uxdxR 🟣This year’s theme: “Community as a Catalyst for Systemic Change” Helen—who also serves as Director of Outreach at Stanford CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services)—will present on how personalized digital measurement tools can support psychological well-being on college campuses, through our app, Meet Pandora. https://pandorabio.com/ Our CEO, Tara Maddala, will be attending as well—come say hello if you see us! #pandorabio #AUCCCO2025 #studentmentalhealth #teenmentalhealth #mentalhealthtech #mentalwellnesstech #mentalhealthapp #communitycare #higheredwellness