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Alec Nielsen @alectricity
medical imaging has gotten a lot more aura in the past few years. when i was a bioengineering undergrad, imaging courses had interesting math, but synbio seemed so much cooler as a field. more students being inspired by imaging tech will be good for humanity https://t.co/NJeyU2vxXT
Jun 19, 2026 Β· β₯ 3
Alec Nielsen @alectricity
getting on the train https://t.co/Zv79v0R0Wq
Jun 11, 2026 Β· β₯ 59
Experience
- AsimovCo-founder & CEOcurrent2017 β presentGreater Boston
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD Student, Voigt Lab2010 β 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- The Thomas and Stacey Siebel FoundationSiebel Scholar2014 β 2015
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship ProgramNDSEG Fellow2012 β 2015
- Department of Electrical Engineering - University of WashingtonResearch Assistant, Klavins Lab2009 β 2010
- Institute for Systems BiologyResearch Assistant, Baliga Lab2009
- University of Washington BioengineeringResearch Assistant, Sauro Lab2008 β 2009
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biological Engineering2011 β 2016
- University of California, San FranciscoBiophysics2010 β 2011
- University of WashingtonBachelor of Science (BS), Bioengineering2004 β 2009
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended University of California, San Francisco40
Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology VenturesAdam CottonPrincipal at Novartis Venture FundKatarina PancePrincipal at SR One Capital ManagementDr. Jay GuptaVenture Partner at Boutique Venture Partners
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Also attended University of Washington162
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoseph HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Asimov5
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology271
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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Also worked at Institute for Systems Biology3
Also worked at University of Washington Bioengineering1
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