About
Julia Pian is a senior associate at Atlas Venture, where she invests in and helps build companies developing novel therapies. Before joining the firm, she completed her pediatrics residency at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center, and she continues to practice as a pediatric hospitalist at Boston Medical Center. She holds an AB in chemical and physical biology from Harvard College, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Atlas VentureSenior Associatecurrent2026 — presentCambridge, MA
- Atlas VentureAssociate2023 — 2026Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Boston Medical Center (BMC)Attending Pediatric Hospitalistcurrent2024 — presentBoston, MA
- N=1 CollaborativeAccess Working Group Leadercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Boston Children's HospitalAttending Physician2023 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Boston Children's HospitalResident Physician2020 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Harvard UniversityResident Tutor2018 — 2023Kirkland House, Cambridge, MA
- Relay TherapeuticsStrategy Intern2019Cambridge, MA
- Crimson Kicks Youth Martial ArtsCo-Founder and Chief Instructor2013 — 2016Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts General HospitalUndergraduate Research Fellow2012 — 2015Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Skills & more
Research17Teaching7Cell Biology6DNA6Laboratory5PCR4Molecular Biology2Data Analysis1Statistics1Synthetic Biology2Microsoft Excel5Microsoft Office3
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OrganizationLanguages Chinese (Mandarin) · English
From Julia's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
nChroma BioPheon TherapeuticsRenasant BioSionna Therapeutics
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Atlas Venture
Aimee Raleigh
Principal at Atlas Venture
Bruce Booth
Partner at Atlas Venture
Chelsea Johnson
Principal at Atlas Venture
David Grayzel
Partner at Atlas Venture
Jason Rhodes
Partner at Atlas Venture
Jean-François Formela
Partner at Atlas Venture
Jernej Godec
Principal at Atlas Venture
Jodie Morrison
Venture Partner at Atlas Venture
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Julia Pian?
- Julia Pian is a senior associate at Atlas Venture, where she invests in and helps build companies developing novel therapies. Before joining the firm, she completed her pediatrics residency at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center, and she continues to practice as a pediatric hospitalist at Boston Medical Center. She holds an AB in chemical and physical biology from Harvard College, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Julia Pian work?
- Julia Pian is Senior Associate at Atlas Venture.
- What does Julia Pian invest in?
- Julia Pian invests in Biotech.
- What boards does Julia Pian sit on?
- Julia Pian holds tracked board seats at nChroma Bio, Pheon Therapeutics, Renasant Bio, Sionna Therapeutics.
- Where did Julia Pian go to school?
- Julia Pian studied at Harvard Medical School (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)); Harvard Business School (M.B.A.); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chemical and Physical Biology).
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