Michael Rape
InvestorPartner at The Column Group · Professor and Head, Division of Molecular Therapeutics, UC Berkeley at Berkeley Frontier · HHMI Investigator and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology; Faculty Advisor at UC Berkeley Skydeck
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- Lyterian TherapeuticsCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSouth San Francisco, California, United States
- Vicinitas TherapeuticsMember, Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyHead, Division of Molecular Therapeuticscurrent2022 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- University of California, BerkeleyProfessorcurrent2006 — present
- The Column GroupiPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Howard Hughes Medical InstituteInvestigatorcurrent2013 — present
- Monte Rosa TherapeuticsMember, Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2020 — presentBoston
- Nurix, Inc.Co-founder and member, Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, GermanyPhD, yeast genetics1999 — 2002
Colleagues at The Column Group
Aadit Shah
Principal at The Column Group
Arnav Mehta, MD, PhD
Venture Partner at The Column Group
Carla Daniel
Partner at The Column Group
Craig Parker
Venture Partner at The Column Group
Helen Kim
Partner at The Column Group
Hui Tian
Partner at The Column Group
Hui Tian, PhD
Partner at The Column Group
James Evangelista
Partner and CFO at The Column Group
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Michael Rape work?
- Michael Rape is Partner at The Column Group.
- What check size does Michael Rape write?
- Michael Rape typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Founder mafias
Berkeley Frontier mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shared employers
Also worked at Lyterian Therapeutics1
Also worked at Vicinitas Therapeutics2
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley287
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Also worked at Howard Hughes Medical Institute16
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