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Mira Chaurushiya

Managing Director at Westlake BioPartners

San Francisco, California

Investor
VC

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Genetics
Virology
qPCR
Microbiology
Viral Vectors
Cancer Biology
Protein-protein Interactions
Epigenetics
Mouse Models
Immunology
Science
Laboratory
Molecular Cloning
Biotechnology
PCR
Cell Biology
Cell Culture
Life Sciences

Education

Investments

GlycoEra

Series A

Total Funding: $49M

Enliven Therapeutics

Seed

Total Funding: $55M

Work Experience

Westlake Village BioPartners®

2022

  • Managing Director

    2022

Kauffman Fellows

2016

  • Fellow, Class 21

    2016

Biotech Connection, Bay Area

2016 - 2022

  • Board Of Directors

    2016 - 2022

    Biotech Connection is a non-profit that provides career development and experience based learning activities for life sciences PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows, in partnership with local biotech companies.

5AM Ventures

2016 - 2021

  • Partner

    2020 - 2021

  • Principal

    2018 - 2020

  • Associate / Senior Associate

    2016 - 2018

Novome Biotechnologies

2018 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2021

  • Director Board Of Directors

    2018 - 2020

TMRW Life Sciences

2019 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2021

Enliven Therapeutics

2019 - 2021

  • Board Of Directors

    2019 - 2021

Escient Pharmaceuticals

2018 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2021

Purigen Biosystems

2016 - 2021

  • Board Of Directors

    2016 - 2021

    Acquired by BioNano in Nov 2022

BlueLight Therapeutics, Inc.

2016 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2016 - 2021