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Dr. Rabia Khan

InvestorFounder

Advisor at The First Thirty · Founder at Serna Bio

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSerna Bio · YC

About

Deeptech geneticist, TechBio founder, and former healthtech/biotech executive.

Founder at Serna BioYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Dr. went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Serna Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Dr. can intro founders to Serna Bio's investors below.

Serna Bio's investors · 4

BackedLondon · $500K – $5M checksHummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checksLifeforce CapitalChevy Chase · $500K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Experience

  1. Serna BioFounder/CEOcurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. UK Dementia Research InstituteMember Board of Trusteescurrent2023 — present
  3. Y CombinatorW-212021
  4. Sensyne HealthManaging Director - Discovery Science2020
  5. Sensyne HealthChief of Translational Medicine2019 — 2020Greater Oxford Area
  6. Sensyne HealthVP Systems Medicine2019
  7. Sensyne HealthGenomics Strategy Lead2018 — 2019London, Greater London, United Kingdom
  8. BenevolentAIAssociate Director Strategy and Planning - BAI Bio2018London Area, United Kingdom
  9. BenevolentAIExploratory Scientist2017 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
  10. The Francis Crick InstitutePostdoctoral Fellow2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
  11. Meta Inc. (Acquired by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative)VP Commercial Partnerships2014 — 2015Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  12. McGill Teaching and Learning ServicesCoordinator/Founder Basic Business Skill Workshop for Non Business Graduate Students2009 — 2010McGill University
  13. McGill UniversityResearch Assistant2005 — 2006Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. McGill UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human/Medical Genetics2006 — 2013
  2. Concordia UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2010 — 2012
  3. Concordia UniversityGraduate Certificate, Business and Administration2009 — 2010
  4. McGill UniversityBSc, Biology and Economics2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Tableau1Research41Biotechnology30Data Analysis26Business Strategy19Science14Genetics19Public Speaking16Molecular Biology13Strategy11Statistics9Life Sciences14
+12 moreMarket ResearchInfectious DiseasesAnalysisTeamworkNeuroscienceCell CultureCell BiologyQualitative ResearchBiochemistryCheeseEvent ManagementImmunology

Languages English

From Dr.'s professional profile.

Colleagues at The First Thirty

Alexandre Santos
Investor at The First Thirty
Antony Yousefian
General Partner at The First Thirty
Arne Driessen
Advisor at The First Thirty
Dr. Amy Godfrey
Healthspan Research at The First Thirty
Dr. Eric Dinerstein
Advisor at The First Thirty
Dr. Ichsani Wheeler
Advisor at The First Thirty
Dr. Kelly Ann Ross
Advisor at The First Thirty
Fernando Russo
Advisor at The First Thirty

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dr. Rabia Khan work?
Dr. Rabia Khan is Advisor at The First Thirty and Founder at Serna Bio.
What companies did Dr. Rabia Khan found?
Dr. Rabia Khan founded Serna Bio.

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