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Alex: together at Johns Hopkins University
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About
Alex Federation is co-founder of Talus Bio. He trained in medicinal chemistry, drug screening, and drug development under Jay Bradner at Harvard, and subsequently studied epigenomics and proteomics in Seattle before developing the company's gene regulator platform.
Founder at Talus BioYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Talus Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Talus Bio's investors below.
Talus Bio's investors · 9
BoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checks · since 2024Farvatn VentureBergen · since 2024Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2024FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2024National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2022National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2021NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2024Two Bear CapitalWhitefish · $3M – $10M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Talus Bio
LP
Lindsay PinoFounder
AF
Alex Federation, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
LP
Lindsay Pino, Ph.D.Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Experience
- Talus BioCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- SEngine Precision MedicineLead Bioinformatics Scientist & Pharma Alliance Manager2020Seattle, Washington, United States
- Navigating CancerSenior Data Scientist2019 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
- Altius Institute for Biomedical SciencesResearch Fellow2016 — 2019
- Harvard UniversityPhD Candidate in Chemical Biology2011 — 2015
- University of RochesterTeaching Assistant and Tutor2008 — 2011
- University of RochesterChemical Biology Research2008 — 2011
- University of Rochester Summer Research ExperienceFounder and Director2008 — 2011
- Johns Hopkins UniversityREU Fellow - Institute for NanoBiotechnology2009
Skills & more
Cell Biology11Research12Biochemistry14Organic Chemistry6Data Analysis3Genetics6Laboratory6Cell Culture3Molecular Biology2Physics1Teaching1Science3
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BiologyBioinformaticsEpigenomicsComputational BiologyRPython (Programming Language)From Alex's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Federation?
- Alex Federation is co-founder of Talus Bio. He trained in medicinal chemistry, drug screening, and drug development under Jay Bradner at Harvard, and subsequently studied epigenomics and proteomics in Seattle before developing the company's gene regulator platform.
- Where does Alex Federation work?
- Alex Federation is Founder of Talus Bio.
- What companies did Alex Federation found?
- Alex Federation founded Talus Bio.
- Where did Alex Federation go to school?
- Alex Federation studied at Harvard University (Ph.D., Chemical Biology); University of Rochester (B.S., Chemistry).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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University of Rochester mafia41
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Talus Bio7
Omri Amirav DroryGeneral Partner at NFXAvery SonnenbergPrincipal at Two Bear CapitalMilad AlucozaiHead of Life Sciences at BoxOne VenturesFrank YinSenior Investment Associate at WRF CapitalMax BallFounder at LoftyLindsay PinoFounder at Talus Bio
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Also worked at Navigating Cancer1
Also worked at Harvard University488
Nathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO of AirbnbRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTech
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Also worked at University of Rochester29
Jean WeillAssociate at C4 VenturesAlan Z. LeeDirector of Investment and Finance at Excell PartnersYang ChengAssociate at Delos CapitalHarshita Mira VenkateshPrincipal at Avesta FundBryan NgadiminInvestor at Altara VenturesCraig DubitskyBrain Trust at The Craftory
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