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Monica Beam

Senior Vice President - Science & Technology at Alexandria Venture Investments/Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

San Francisco, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • SVP – Strategic Market Director & Co-Lead Science & Technology

    2023

  • Senior Vice President - Science & Technology

    2018 - 2023

  • Senior Principal - Alexandria Venture Investments

    2016 - 2017

  • Principal - Alexandria Venture Investments

    2015 - 2015

  • BOD Observer

    2021

2019

  • Board Observer

    2019

  • Board Observer

    2018

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2021

2018 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2017 - 2019

2012 - 2015

  • VP - Life Science Venture Banker

    2014 - 2015

  • AVP - Life Science Venture Banker

    2013 - 2014

    Manage life science loan portfolio, underwrite and structure new facilities for life science companies, maintain and build client relationships

  • Life Sciences Silicon Valley Venture Banker

    2012 - 2013

    As part of the Square 1 Life Sciences team, Monica utilizes her science and engineering background to help provide specifically tailored banking solutions to venture backed life science companies. Her focus is to cultivate and manage customer relationships in the Silicon Valley Life Science and Healthcare community.

  • Portfolio Analyst

    2012 - 2012

  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering

    2005 - 2012

    Advisor: Dr. Rick Morimoto Investigating a mechanism for the observed collapse in protein homeostasis that occurs in protein misfolding models and aging. Developing an in vitro system to study changes in Hsp70 function in the presence of aggregation prone proteins, as wells a new tools to analyze the aggregation pathway.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    2005 - 2012

    Develop new techniques to be used in the study of protein misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's and Huntingtin's disease Optimize protocol for imaging based technique to study aggregates in a protein misfolding model system Train other lab members in confocal imaging and protein purification Supervise two undergraduate students through completion of an honors thesis and summer project Analyze data using Prism, Excel and Sigma Plot Produce and optimize purification of human proteins Conduct lab meetings and present experimental results quarterly

  • Teaching Assistant

    2009 - 2009

    Assisted in set-up and design of the lab component of the course Facilitated completion of lab by students Tutored student during weekly office hours

  • Chemistry Tutor

    2006 - 2007