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Michael Rape

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Partner at The Column Group · Professor and Head, Division of Molecular Therapeutics, UC Berkeley at Berkeley Frontier · Howard Hughes Medical Institute 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

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About

Faculty advisor; HHMI Investigator and professor of cell and developmental biology.

Experience

  1. Lyterian TherapeuticsCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSouth San Francisco, California, United States
  2. Vicinitas TherapeuticsMember, Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. University of California, BerkeleyHead, Division of Molecular Therapeuticscurrent2022 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  4. University of California, BerkeleyProfessorcurrent2006 — present
  5. The Column GroupiPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Howard Hughes Medical InstituteInvestigatorcurrent2013 — present
  7. Monte Rosa TherapeuticsMember, Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2020 — presentBoston
  8. Nurix, Inc.Co-founder and member, Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area

Colleagues at The Column Group

Aadit Shah
Principal at The Column Group
Arnav Mehta, MD, PhD
Venture Partner at The Column Group
Betty Liu
Swanson Fellow at The Column Group
Brooke Sorenson
Administrative Coordinator at The Column Group
Carla Daniel
Partner at The Column Group
Charles Sawyers
Science Partner at The Column Group
Charles Zuker
Science Partner at The Column Group
Craig Parker
Venture Partner at The Column Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Rape?
Faculty advisor; HHMI Investigator and professor of cell and developmental biology.
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.
Where did Michael Rape go to school?
Michael Rape studied at Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany (PhD, yeast genetics).

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