Damien Kudela
FounderFounder, Chief Science Officer at Cayuga Biotech
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedCayuga Biotech
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Founder, Chief Science Officer at Cayuga Biotech
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Kyle PloenseCo-founder
Experience
- Cayuga BiotechCo-Founder and Chief Science Officercurrent2015 — presentNew York, United States
- UC Santa BarbaraResearcher2015 — 2017Stucky Laboratory
- UC Santa BarbaraPHD2009 — 2015Stucky Laboratory
- U.S. Department of StateAnalyst2008 — 2009
- Cornell UniversityResearcher2007 — 2008
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Research20Science14
Languages Russian · Ukrainian
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- Who is Damien Kudela?
- Founder, Chief Science Officer at Cayuga Biotech
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- Damien Kudela is Founder, Chief Science Officer of Cayuga Biotech.
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- Damien Kudela founded Cayuga Biotech.
- Where did Damien Kudela go to school?
- Damien Kudela studied at UC Santa Barbara (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials Chemistry); Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), cum laude, Chemistry; History).
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Cornell mafia534
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John ZimmerBSFounded LyftDavid SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +3John WuAssociate ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Ucmdigitalhealth +2
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UC Santa Barbara mafia175
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Logan GreenBAFounded LyftNils ReggeBAFounded Developx +2Michael WitzbaFounded Mob Science +2Brett GibsonBAFounded Slinkset +1Ivan BercovichPhDFounded Unwrap +1Zheng XuPh.D.Founded SolarCity +1
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara397
Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniDanielle RomanowskiExecutive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
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Also attended Cornell University1,158
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cayuga Biotech2
Also worked at UC Santa Barbara62
Erica DelamareInvestor at DaphniChris DegierePartner, Data Intelligence Group at TCVJustin FengSenior Associate at Atlas VentureMatthew StottsCo-founder and Partner at Cerulean VenturesTim ArnoldInvestor at Steamwork VenturesEmily SimsInvestor at VMG Partners
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Also worked at U.S. Department of State183
Ken HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundBijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at Cornell University185
Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Peter MintunAssociate at ARCH Venture PartnersMaryam AsadiInvestment Manager – Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJustin SmithlineGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalPeter EmighFounder & President, Savoy Life at Red Cell IncubationMike AnnunziataFounder & Managing Partner at Also Capital
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