About
Prachee Avasthi holds a PhD in neuroscience and was previously Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine. She is co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Arcadia Science, and has held leadership roles including president of the ASAPbio Board of Directors and director and chair of the board at eLife. At Astera she leads efforts to develop approaches and tools focused on open science.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Arcadia ScienceCo-founder and CSOcurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Astera InstituteHead of Open Sciencecurrent2024 — present
- Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthAssociate Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology2020 — 2024
- University of Kansas Medical CenterAssistant Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology2015 — 2020Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral Fellow2009 — 2015
Colleagues at Astera Institute
Anika Gupta
COO – Foundation at Astera Institute
Cody Phillips
Venture Partner at Innovating Capital
Dileep George
Head of AI Research at Astera Institute
Doris Tsao
Chief Scientist – Neuro at Astera Institute
Eli Dourado
Head of Strategic Investments at Astera Institute
Jed McCaleb
Investor at Stellar Development Foundation
Jed McCaleb
Investor at Pantera Capital
Rebecca (Becky) Pferdehirt
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Prachee Avasthi?
- Prachee Avasthi holds a PhD in neuroscience and was previously Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine. She is co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Arcadia Science, and has held leadership roles including president of the ASAPbio Board of Directors and director and chair of the board at eLife. At Astera she leads efforts to develop approaches and tools focused on open science.
- Where does Prachee Avasthi work?
- Prachee Avasthi is Head of Open Science at Astera Institute.
- What does Prachee Avasthi invest in?
- Prachee Avasthi invests in Biotech.
- Where did Prachee Avasthi go to school?
- Prachee Avasthi studied at University of Utah (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science - BS, Molecular and Integrative Physiology).
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