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Charles White

Investor

Senior Associate at Illumina Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $10M checks Β· typically $5M

About

Charles White joined Illumina Ventures from Putnam Associates, where he advised biotech and pharmaceutical companies on strategy, competitive positioning, market research, forecasting, and acquisitions. He holds a Ph.D. from UCSF, where he researched the biochemical mechanisms of age-related regenerative decline in the brain, and a dual B.S. in Biotechnology and Biochemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Experience

  1. Illumina VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 β€” present
  2. Illumina VenturesSenior Associate2023 β€” 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Illumina VenturesAssociate2021 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Pluton BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  5. Pluton BiosciencesBoard Observer2023 β€” 2026
  6. Precede BiosciencesBoard Observercurrent2026 β€” present
  7. NuCicerBoard Observercurrent2026 β€” present
  8. RedShiftBioBoard Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  9. Putnam AssociatesLife Sciences Consultant2020 β€” 2021San Francisco, CA, United States
  10. University of California, San FranciscoGraduate Student Researcher2014 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.VP of Operations2018 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.UCSF Events Officer2017 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.Volunteer Consultant2017San Francisco Bay Area
  14. AbbVieBiologist I2014Greater Boston Area
  15. UMass Medical SchoolUndergraduate Researcher2013 β€” 2014Greater Boston Area
  16. KARL STORZ EndovisionLeadership Development Program2013 β€” 2014Greater Boston Area
  17. Agilux LaboratoriesIntern, Discovery Bioanalysis2012 β€” 2013Greater Boston Area
  18. Lowe's Home ImprovementCustomer Service Associate2011Albany, New York Area
  19. College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at AlbanyIntern2010Albany, New York Area

Education

  1. University of California, San FranciscoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology2014 β€” 2020
  2. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry2010 β€” 2014

Skills & more

Microsoft Office5Cell Culture2BiochemistryBiotechnologyMolecular BiologyConfocal MicroscopyImmunofluorescenceMolecular CloningMouse ModelsProtein Expression1

Languages Spanish

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