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Rachel Cotton

Investor

Investor at MPM BioImpact

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Experience

  1. T1D FundAssociate, Life Science Venture2020 — 2022
  2. Harvard Medical SchoolVisiting Fellow, Harvard Immunology Program2020 — 2021
  3. Harvard Medical SchoolPhD Candidate, Harvard Immunology Program2014 — 2020
  4. MPM CapitalIntern2018 — 2020
  5. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Summer Student IRTA2012 — 2014
  6. Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre DameUndergraduate Research Fellow2010 — 2014
  7. Washington University in St. LouisNSF-REU Biology Research Apprenticeship2011
  8. La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyBIOCOM LSSI Intern2009

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Immunology2014 — 2020
  2. University of Notre DameBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biological Sciences2010 — 2014

Skills & more

Science9Molecular Biology8Genetics6Immunology15Biochemistry5Lifesciences5Statistics4Biology7Laboratory6Chemistry2Research8Cell Culture6
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Colleagues at MPM BioImpact

Alim Ladha
Senior Associate at MPM Capital
Andrew Scharenberg
Entrepreneur Partner at MPM BioImpact
Ansbert Gadicke, M.D.
Chairman at MPM BioImpact
Ansbert K. Gadicke
Managing Partner at MPM BioImpact
Aparna Parikh
Entrepreneur Partner at MPM BioImpact
Bard Geesaman
Managing Partner at MPM Capital
Binsen Li
Principal at MPM BioImpact
Brendan Furey
Chief Compliance Officer at MPM BioImpact

Network3

Brian Goodman
Partner at MPM BioImpact
Christiana Bardon
Managing Partner of MPM BioImpact, leading the firm's public market investing
David Moskowitz
Principal at MPM BioImpact

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Rachel Cotton work?
Rachel Cotton is at MPM BioImpact.
What check size does Rachel Cotton write?
Rachel Cotton typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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Shared employers

Also worked at T1D Fund6

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Also worked at MPM Capital36

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