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Aravind Asokan

Founder

Founder at Stridebio

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

FoundedStridebio

Founder at Stridebio

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Stridebio's investors · 2

Hatteras Venture PartnersResearch Triangle · $500K – $4M checks · since 2021Pontifax Venture CapitalHerzeliya · $6.3M – $128M checks

Co-founders at Stridebio

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Mavis Abjandje-McKennaDirector

Experience

  1. Duke UniversityProfessor & Director of Gene Therapy, Department of Surgery, School of Medicinecurrent2018 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  2. Duke UniversityProfessor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, School of Medicinecurrent2018 — present
  3. Duke UniversityProfessor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineeringcurrent2018 — present
  4. Duke UniversityNovartis Global Scholar (at Duke University)current2023 — present
  5. The ATG ProjectFounder & Directorcurrent2026 — present
  6. Lucidigm TherapeuticsCo-Founder & Board Directorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
  7. Danaher Beacon for Gene Therapy Innovation (Partnership with Duke University)Directorcurrent2022 — present
  8. American Society of Gene & Cell TherapyDirector At Largecurrent2022 — present
  9. Torque BioCo-Founder & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
  10. Nvelop TherapeuticsScientific Advisory Boardcurrent2024 — present
  11. Coave TherapeuticsScientific Advisory Boardcurrent2023 — presentParis, France
  12. Ring TherapeuticsScientific Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
  13. Atsena TherapeuticsScientific Advisory Boardcurrent2020 — present
  14. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Advisor2023 — 2024
  15. Mammoth BiosciencesScientific Advisory Board2021 — 2024
  16. Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.Advisor2022 — 2023
  17. Isolere Bio (Acquired by Donaldson Co.)Scientific Advisor2021 — 2023
  18. StrideBio, Inc (Platform acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks)Co-Founder, Board Director & Acting CSO2016 — 2023
  19. WardenBio (Acquired by Kriya Therapeutics)Co-Founder2021 — 2022
  20. UNC Gene Therapy Center, Department of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry & BiophysicsAssociate Professor2014 — 2018
  21. UNC Gene Therapy CenterInterim Director2016
  22. Bamboo Therapeutics (Acquired by Pfizer)Scientific Co-Founder2015
  23. UNC Department of Genetics & Gene Therapy CenterAssistant Professor2008 — 2014

Skills & more

Gene TherapyChemical BiologyVirologyMolecular BiologyProtein EngineeringMolecular CloningAnimal ModelsSite-directed MutagenesisFluorescence MicroscopyqPCRProtein PurificationMolecular Genetics
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Where did Aravind Asokan go to school?
Aravind Asokan studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Postdoctoral Fellow, Virology & Gene Therapy); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Chemistry); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biological Sciences).

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