About
Melissa Kotterman is Chief Executive Officer at Vivere Oncotherapies and serves as a board member. Her research background is in biopharmaceuticals, focusing on early-stage discovery and preclinical studies, with expertise in viral gene therapy and the use of adeno-associated virus (AAV) for rare and complex diseases. She has developed viral gene delivery vectors targeting more than 10 tissue and cell types, including human embryonic stem cells and adult neural stem cells, with additional research interests in infectious disease, regenerative medicine, neuroscience, and oncology.
Experience
- Vivere OncotherapiesChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — present
- Vivere OncotherapiesMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Iris MedicineChief Scientific Officer2022 — 2024
- 4D Molecular TherapeuticsVice President, Head of Discovery & Engineering2019 — 2021Emeryville, California, United States
- 4D Molecular TherapeuticsSenior Director, Head of Discovery & Engineering2018
- 4D Molecular TherapeuticsDirector, Head of AAV Research2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- IGNITE ImmunotherapyCo-Founder, Advisor: Research & Development2016 — 2019Alameda, CA
- UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering2013 — 2014Berkeley, CA
- UC BerkeleyPhD Candidate, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering2008 — 2013Berkeley, CA
- UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor, Biochemical Engineering2011Berkeley, CA
- UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor, Chemical Engineering Laboratory2009Berkeley, CA
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityUndergraduate Researcher2006 — 2008Pittsburgh, PA
- ExxonMobilResearch and Engineering Intern2007Fairfax, VA
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering2008 — 2013
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering2004 — 2008
Skills & more
mammalian/stem cell tissue culture2high throughput cell imaging1flow cytometry1immunocytochemistry1adeno-associated virus production2lentivirus production1intracranial stereotaxic injectionsrodent sacrifice and tissue harvestMolecular Biology16PCR7quantitative PCRTechnical Writing3
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Technical PresentationsMicrosoft OfficePhotoshopFlow CytometryqPCRNanoparticlesCharacterizationLaboratoryBiotechnologyPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Languages English
From Melissa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Berkeley Frontier
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Co-founder, Cadence; Synopsys; Chair of Berkeley EECS at Berkeley Frontier
Alfred Chu
Founder, Starlite Investment Group at Berkeley Frontier
Alice Han
Venture Partner at Berkeley Frontier
Alvin Tang
Assistant Physician-in-Chief, The Permanente Medical Group at Berkeley Frontier
Ben Chan
Venture Partner at Berkeley Frontier
Caroline Winnett
Angel at Berkeley Skydeck Fund
Charles Huang
Co-founder of Guitar Hero, Berkeley Foundation Trustee at Berkeley Frontier
Chethan Ramachandran
Venture Partner at Berkeley Frontier
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Melissa Kotterman work?
- Melissa Kotterman is Venture Partner at Berkeley Frontier.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,342
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University384
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vivere Oncotherapies1
Also worked at Iris Medicine1
Also worked at 4D Molecular Therapeutics2
Also worked at UC Berkeley288
Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker CapitalFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade Partners
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