Rebecca (Becky) Pferdehirt

Experience

1. Astera InstituteCEO - Radialcurrent2025 — presentEmeryville, CA
2. Arcadia ScienceTranslational Advisorcurrent2021 — present
3. Andreessen HorowitzInvestor2021 — 2025
4. AmgenSenior Manager | Business Development2017 — 2021South San Francisco
5. AmgenScientist | Discovery Research2016 — 2017South San Francisco
6. GenentechPostdoctoral Research Fellow2011 — 2015South San Francisco
7. UC BerkeleyPhD Student in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Development2005 — 2011
8. PromegaResearch Scientist2004 — 2005Madison, Wisconsin
9. MITUndergraduate Research Assistant2003 — 2004Angelika Amon's lab, Center for Cancer Research
10. Institut PasteurResearch Intern2003Paris, France

Education

1. University of California, BerkeleyPhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology2005 — 2011
2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., Biology2000 — 2004
3. Middleton High School1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Languages English · French

• R Programming — Coursera Course Certificates

From Rebecca's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley863

BDByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTOTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBBBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)GAGlen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalALAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalSSScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBFBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDADelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Shared employers

Also worked at Amgen53

SLSeth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCSBSean BruichChief Technology Officer at Flare Capital PartnersSSSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalBSBeth SeidenbergFounding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersKMKelli McKeirnanDirector of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartnersJDJerel DavisManaging Director at Versant Ventures

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Also worked at Genentech89

DSDavid SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KAKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)MPMarco PrunottoInvestor at MedicxiLHLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJCJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalACAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also worked at UC Berkeley142

PJPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAVAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFKFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUOUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersJPJay ParrishVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

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Also worked at MIT271

ALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmSBScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)NANoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVRVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRLRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures

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