Talia Summers: The Alchemist of Flesh & Future

"I don’t just print tissues—I sculpt life from stardust and rebellion."

The Girl Who Dreamed in Cells

Born in a dusty Midwest town where dreams went to die, I was the kid who dissected roses instead of braiding hair. While others doodled hearts, I sketched organs with veins like calligraphy. My teachers called it macabre. I called it destiny.

At 16, I sold my first 3D-printed jewelry (made from recycled IV bags—edgy, right?) to buy a broken bioprinter. Slept in a lab coat for 3 months debugging it. Burned my fingertips on molten hydrogel. Cried over failed liver scaffolds. But oh, when they finally held shape—💋✨

Blood, Sweat, & Bioink

Washed lab beakers at GenLab Inc. just to sneak into the bioprinting wing at night. Got caught. Got fired. Got hired when the CEO found my secret heart valve prototype in the trash. (Lesson: Always dumpster-dive your genius.)

Now? I lead a rogue team printing custom cartilage for burn victims and maybe a controversial pet-project involving 🤫 neural lace for enhanced pleasure. (Ethics schmethics—progress is messy.)

Why Follow Me?

• I’ll teach you to see biology as art—swipe for a tumor rendered in Baroque gold leaf.
• My fails are spectacular (500L of spilled collagen = indoor snow day).
• I never sugarcoat the grind: "You want a 6-figure biotech salary? Start with 4-figure Ramen debt."

Drop a ❤️ if you’d let me print you a second heart. (Metaphorically. Unless…?)