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Doug Kerr

Investor

Science Advisor at Exceptional Ventures

Boston/Cambridge

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Jeffrey M. JonasunlockedDoug: together at Generation Bio (2017–2024)
Doug: together at Generation Bio
×2Doug: together at Dyne Therapeutics
×8Doug: together at Exceptional Ventures

About

Science Advisor and Chief Medical Officer at Generation Bio, a gene therapy company he co-founded. Holds an MD and PhD, was a professor at Johns Hopkins, and led development of the SMA therapy Spinraza.

Experience

  1. Dyne TherapeuticsChief Medical Officercurrent2024 — presentWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Trace NeurosciencesMember, Board and SABcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. BlueRock TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. GenRab TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
  5. Exceptional VenturesAdvisor and LPcurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. Siegel Rare Neuroimmune AssociationMember, Board and SABcurrent2009 — presentColumbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
  7. Atlas VentureVenture Partner2024 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  8. AAVantgarde BioBoard Member2023 — 2025Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  9. Generation BioChief Medical Officer2020 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Generation BioChief Development Officer2019 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  11. Generation BioEVP, Head of Preclinical Research & Clinical Development2018 — 2019Cambridge MA
  12. Generation BioEVP Head of R & D, Chief Scientific Officer2017 — 2018Cambridge MA
  13. Faze MedicinesBoard Member, Chair Compensation Committee2021 — 2023Cambridge MA
  14. Triplet TherapeuticsBoard Member2019 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts
  15. Disarm TherapeuticsMember, Scientific Advisory Board2018 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts
  16. CureSMABoard of Directors, Chair Science and Medicine Committee2018 — 2020Illinois
  17. ShireGlobal VP Neurology Development Lead2015 — 2017Lexington MA
  18. BiogenSenior Director, Corporate Strategy and Portfolio Management2014 — 2015
  19. BiogenSenior Medical Director Research and Development, Neurodegeneration2013 — 2015
  20. BiogenSenior Medical Director2013 — 2014
  21. Biogen IdecDirector, Neurology Research and Development2010 — 2013
  22. BiogenAssociate Director, Experimental Neurology2008 — 2010
  23. Johns Hopkins School of MedicineAssociate Professor1999 — 2008

Skills & more

Molecular Biology8Neurology33Clinical Development6Drug Development27Lifesciences7Neuroscience11Immunology7Clinical Trials34Biochemistry5Spine1Biotechnology21Genetics3
+12 morePharmaceutical IndustryCell BiologyBioinformaticsLife SciencesDrug DiscoveryMedicinePharmacologyCancerClinical ResearchStem CellsInfectious DiseasesCell Culture

From Doug's professional profile.

Colleagues at Exceptional Ventures

Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Alex Söderman
CFO & Compliance Officer at Exceptional Ventures
Federica Pio
Scout at Exceptional Ventures
Federico Raoul Cucchi
Partner at Exceptional Ventures
Frederica Dick-Read
Executive Assistant at Exceptional Ventures
Jason Foster
Scout at Exceptional Ventures
Joan Miquel Marcos Salleras
Visiting Analyst at Exceptional Ventures
Mark Schilling
Head of Capital Formation at Exceptional Ventures

Network4

Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Alex Söderman
CFO & Compliance Officer at Exceptional Ventures
Federico Raoul Cucchi
Partner at Exceptional Ventures
Raj Singh
Investor at Exceptional Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Kerr?
Science Advisor and Chief Medical Officer at Generation Bio, a gene therapy company he co-founded. Holds an MD and PhD, was a professor at Johns Hopkins, and led development of the SMA therapy Spinraza.
Where does Doug Kerr work?
Doug Kerr is Science Advisor at Exceptional Ventures.
What check size does Doug Kerr write?
Doug Kerr typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Doug Kerr go to school?
Doug Kerr studied at Princeton University (BA, Biology); Northeastern University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Neurology Residency Program).

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