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Hien Minh To
ScientistInnovatorPainter
From cancer biology to the WHO and AI-driven discovery.
Read more → SCIENCEResearchProjects, peer-reviewed papers and a WHO foresight report.
Explore → IMPACTGlobal healthYouth forums, UNESCO and WHO Geneva.
See photos → STUDIOPaintingsOil, gouache and watercolour originals.
Enter the gallery →About
Hi, I'm Mi:n
A biotechnologist building bridges between the lab, AI and the canvas. Trained in cancer biology, I have worked from the bench to the World Health Organization, and today I lead innovation where AI-driven discovery meets biotech. Painting is how I think in colour.
- 2026Director of Innovation, Nanyang Biologics
- 2024Scientific Secretary, VinFuture Foundation, Hanoi
- 2023Chief Scientist & Science Division, WHO Headquarters, Geneva
- 2021–23MSc Molecular Biotechnology (Cancer Biology), University of Trento, full scholarship
- 2021Bioinformatics Analyst, Blacksheep Vietnam / Dolomite Bio
- ErasmusMolecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University
- BScPharmaceutical, Medical & Agronomical Biotechnology, USTH Hanoi
Science
Research
Natural products, immunology and machine learning for discovery.
Publications
- 2026Graph-based drug–target interaction modeling: from representation learning to output-driven drug discoveryBriefings in Bioinformatics · doi:10.1093/bib/bbag392
- 2026Global development assistance for cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries, 2007–2023Circulation · Abstract WE453
- 2024Imagining futures of 3D bioprintingWorld Health Organization · Global Health Foresight Series · ISBN 978-92-4-008777-4Contributed as reviewer
- 2022Ionomics and metabolomics analysis reveal the molecular mechanism of metal tolerance of Pteris vittata L. dominating in a mining site in Thai Nguyen province, VietnamEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-022-21820-8
- 2020The interactions among the heavy metals in soils and in weeds and their antioxidant capacity under the mining activities in Thai Nguyen province, VietnamJournal of Chemistry · doi:10.1155/2020/8010376
Now
Leading innovation in AI-driven discovery across natural products, cosmetics and therapeutics, connecting science, technology and the people who turn ideas into products.
Impact
Global health & youth
Studio
Paintings
Self-taught in oil, gouache and watercolour. Landscapes I have breathed, quiet figures, my cats, and studies of the masters, painted between the lab and the world. Hover a painting for its story; click to see it large.
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Originals & prints
Original paintings
Each original is one of a kind, signed, and sold with a certificate of authenticity. Prices are shown on every painting in the gallery.
- Buy securely through ArtMajeur, with insured worldwide shipping and a 14-day return.
- Or write to me directly through the form, and choose "Original painting".
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Commissions
A painting made for you
Your place, your people, your animals. Tell me what you have in mind and I will reply with ideas, sizes and a timeline.
Connect
Let's create something.
For research collaborations, speaking, or to collect or commission a painting.