Where does Deborah Nguyen work?

Deborah Nguyen is Red Tree Venture Labs Operating Partner at Red Tree Venture.

What does Deborah Nguyen invest in?

Deborah Nguyen invests in Biotech.

Where did Deborah Nguyen go to school?

Deborah Nguyen studied at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Pharmacology); Harvard Business School Online (Certificate in Entrepreneurship Essentials); Harvard Business School Online (Certificate, Leading with Finance).

Deborah Nguyen

Investor

Red Tree Venture Labs Operating Partner at Red Tree Venture

San Diego

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About

Deborah Nguyen earned her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and spent a decade at GNF/Novartis leading preclinical drug discovery programs in infectious diseases, autoimmunity/inflammation, and metabolic disease. She later held research leadership roles as Senior Director of R&D at Organovo, VP of Research at COI Pharmaceuticals, and Head of GI Inflammation and San Diego site head at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. She now serves as Operating Partner with Red Tree Venture Labs, focusing on venture-backed company creation.

Invests in

Biotech

Experience

Red Tree Venture LabsOperating Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, CA
Red Tree Venture LabsActing President2024 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
Pain Points LifeworksFounder and Principal2018 — 2024Greater San Diego Area
TakedaSite Head, Takeda San Diego2022 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
TakedaVice President, Head of GI / Inflammation Drug Discovery Unit2021 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
Ankasa Regenerative Therapeutics, Inc.Vice President Research2020 — 2021
AnexigenVice President, Biology2018 — 2021Greater San Diego Area
COI PharmaceuticalsVice President, Research2017 — 2020
Calporta Therapeutics (acquired by Merck)Vice President, Biology2018 — 2020Greater San Diego Area
Cellular Approaches, Inc.Vice President, Research2017 — 2019Greater San Diego Area
Organovo Holdings, Inc.Senior Director, R&D2013 — 2017
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research FoundationResearch Investigator to Associate Director, Drug Discovery / Immunology2006 — 2013

Skills & more

Operations Management2Drug Discovery59High Throughput Screening48Assay Development43Purification9Cell Biology26Cell Culture16Molecular Biology24Biochemistry7Life Sciences7Biotechnology7Immunology15

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Colleagues at Red Tree Venture

Adam Silverman

Red Tree Venture Labs Biologics at Red Tree Venture

Antonio Lepore

Senior Associate at Red Tree Venture

Ariell Ortega

Executive Assistant at Red Tree Venture

Bill Robinson

Scientific Advisory Board - Immunology; Chief, Stanford Division of Immunology and Rheumatology at Red Tree Venture

Brian Stearns

Red Tree Venture Labs Chemistry at Red Tree Venture

Cassie Lue

VP of Investor Relations at Red Tree Venture

Crystal Mackall

Scientific Advisory Board - Oncology; Director, Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy at Red Tree Venture

Gene Yeo

Scientific Advisory Board - Neuro; Founding Member, UCSD Institute for Genomic Medicine at Red Tree Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Deborah Nguyen?: Deborah Nguyen earned her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and spent a decade at GNF/Novartis leading preclinical drug discovery programs in infectious diseases, autoimmunity/inflammation, and metabolic disease. She later held research leadership roles as Senior Director of R&D at Organovo, VP of Research at COI Pharmaceuticals, and Head of GI Inflammation and San Diego site head at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. She now serves as Operating Partner with Red Tree Venture Labs, focusing on venture-backed company creation.
Where does Deborah Nguyen work?: Deborah Nguyen is Red Tree Venture Labs Operating Partner at Red Tree Venture.
What does Deborah Nguyen invest in?: Deborah Nguyen invests in Biotech.
Where did Deborah Nguyen go to school?: Deborah Nguyen studied at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Pharmacology); Harvard Business School Online (Certificate in Entrepreneurship Essentials); Harvard Business School Online (Certificate, Leading with Finance).