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Glacies Biome
Turning an at-home microbiome test into a report, skincare plan, and routine people can understand and use.

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The work,
in context.
Selected product screens, flows, and presentation views from the published case study.

Welcome, lifestyle survey, and step-by-step sample collection

The physical kit and the first collection step

Skin Future, Skin Health, and Skincare Plan

The Skin Health report leads with one overall score

Skincare Plan and the daily routine tracker

Patient profile in the clinician platform

Patient list and profile with sample tracking

Glacies AI assistant for clinicians
The problem
Start with what
needed to change.
Skin microbiome and AI analysis produce complex data. The product had to guide a physical sample-kit journey, make a scientific report understandable, and leave customers with clear next steps, while giving clinicians one place to monitor results, adherence, and follow-ups.
Role in the workAli was the product designer on an early-stage startup team, working across product ownership, strategy, research, UX/UI, roadmap definition, QA, and iteration with developers, customers, and startup stakeholders.
The process
Map the journey from kit arrival to results and routine
Design the mobile, B2B, and landing-page system
Define the MVP and iterate from feedback
Inside the product
Decisions that connect
the whole experience.
From kit to lab
The app guides a physical task without overwhelming the customer. Sample collection is split into short illustrated screens with one action at a time, followed by a lifestyle survey and clear expectations for when results will arrive.
Analysis people can read
Skin Health leads with one overall score and a plain-language summary. Detailed microbiome data, skin concerns, Skin Future, and the Skincare Plan follow in a deliberate hierarchy for people who want to go deeper.
A routine people keep
Recommendations become morning and evening actions, with daily progress, streaks, and photo check-ins that help customers follow their plan and see their journey over time.
One system, two views
Customers see guidance and routine. Clinicians see client status, adherence, follow-ups, sample progress, and an AI assistant that can summarize history and help draft the next plan.
The solution
What the work
made possible.
A connected consumer and professional product system: guided sample collection, an accessible Skin Health report, personal skincare planning, routine tracking, clinician dashboards, patient profiles, and an AI assistant.
Verified outcomeThe team shipped and iterated a live AI HealthTech product used by customers and medical professionals. The work supported Glacies Biome through SkyDeck Berkeley and Fit4Start.
Live product used by customers and medical professionals
Verified in Ali's published case study.
Mobile app, B2B platform, and landing page designed as one system
Verified in Ali's published case study.
MVP scope and a 12-month product roadmap
Verified in Ali's published case study.
Product work supporting SkyDeck Berkeley and Fit4Start participation
Verified in Ali's published case study.