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Katerina Akassoglou
FounderScientific Founder, Director of the Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology and Professor of Neurology at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes at Therini Bio
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedTherini Bio
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Scientific Founder, Director of the Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology and Professor of Neurology at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes at Therini Bio
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Therini Bio's investors · 9
Angelini VenturesRome · since 2025Apollo Health VenturesBerlin · since 2025Dementia Discovery FundLondon · since 2023Dolby Family VenturesSan Francisco · since 2023Levensohn Venture PartnersGeneva · since 2019Mitsui Global InvestmentMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checksMRL Ventures FundCambridge · $25M checks · since 2023Sanofi VenturesCambridge · $5M checks · since 2023SV Health InvestorsBoston · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019
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Katerina Akassoglou, PhDScientific Founder
Experience
- Gladstone InstitutesDirector, Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology at Gladstone & UCSFcurrent2021 — present
- Gladstone InstitutesSenior Investigatorcurrent2013 — present
- Gladstone InstitutesDirector, Center for In Vivo Imaging Researchcurrent2010 — present
- Gladstone InstitutesAssociate Investigator2008 — 2012
- UCSFProfessor of Neurologycurrent2012 — present
- UCSFAssociate Professor of Neurology2008 — 2012
- Therini Bio, Inc.Foundercurrent2016 — present
- Therini Bio, Inc.Chair of the Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2023 — present
- Therini Bio, Inc.Director Board of Directors2016 — 2023
- University of California San DiegoProfessor of Pharmacology (adjunct)2016 — 2020
- University of California, San DiegoAssociate Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology2008 — 2016La Jolla, CA
- University of California, San DiegoAssociate Professor of Pharmacology (tenure)2008
- University of California, San DiegoAssistant Professor of Pharmacology2003 — 2008
- New York UniversityResearch Associate2002 — 2003
- Rockefeller UniversityPostdoctoral fellow2000 — 2002
- Stony Brook UniversityPostdoctoral fellow1998 — 2000
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Supervisory SkillsBudgetingCellIn VivoBiochemistryCell BiologyNeurodegenerationAnimal ModelsPharmacologyMolecular BiologyCell CultureConfocal Microscopy
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Tissue CultureNeuroscienceImmunologyDrug DiscoveryScienceLife SciencesFluorescence MicroscopyImmunohistochemistryProtein ChemistryWestern BlottingPCRNeuroimmunologyLanguages English · Greek
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- Who is Katerina Akassoglou?
- Scientific Founder, Director of the Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology and Professor of Neurology at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes at Therini Bio
- Where does Katerina Akassoglou work?
- Katerina Akassoglou is Scientific Founder, Director of the Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology and Professor of Neurology at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes of Therini Bio.
- What companies did Katerina Akassoglou found?
- Katerina Akassoglou founded Therini Bio.
- Where did Katerina Akassoglou go to school?
- Katerina Akassoglou studied at The Rockefeller University (Postdoc, Sidney Strickland Lab); Stony Brook University (Postdoc, Sidney Strickland Lab); Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroimmunology).
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University of Vienna mafia34
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Maria ArtsetouOperations & Platform Manager at Big Pi VenturesSofia TsaparaVP, Finance at Marathon Venture CapitalGeorge MetaxasSenior Advisor at Axon Partners GroupAris XenofontosPartner at SeayaGeorge KarantonisPartner at Metavallon VCKonstantina TheodosopoulouFund Administrator at Odyssey Venture Funds LP
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Also attended University of Vienna85
Dominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry VenturesAnnakaFinance at Maven VenturesKristina ChvilovaInvestor at Aglae VenturesLeah BartoLead Director, Research at Endeavor CatalystSirinchayaa PreechapatsakoolSenior Investment Manager, Thailand at Circulate CapitalManuela FürstAssociate Partner at Venionaire Capital
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Also worked at Gladstone Institutes15
Deep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystYvanka de SoysaAssociate at Foreground CapitalMin Joo KimAssociate at AbingworthOleg NodelmanFounder and Portfolio Manager at EcoR1 CapitalMinnie SarwalVenture Advisor at Pier 70 VenturesYi GuoChief Scientist Officer at HM Venture Partners
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Also worked at UCSF178
Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCUlrik B. NielsenGeneral Partner at Mission BiocapitalHani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify PartnersCharles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina Ventures
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Also worked at Therini Bio, Inc.6
Kazufumi NakamuraInvestment Director at Mitsui Global InvestmentAlex Badamchi-ZadehVice President at SV Health InvestorsPeter DudekPresident at MRL Ventures FundRobin MansukhaniCEO and Co-Founder at Deciduous TherapeuticsBrad NaviaChief Medical Officer at SolaxaTara NickersonExecutive Officer, Director at Therini Bio
Also worked at University of California San Diego154
Keerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesRachel Tsunemoto Hislop, PhDPrincipal, Director of Research at Two Bear CapitalMaia HightowerInvestor at EPIC VENTURESXuhui ShaoPartner at Foothill Ventures
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