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Seemay Chou

Investor

Co-Founder & President - Foundation at Astera Institute

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Seemay Chou is a scientist who co-founded and serves as CEO of Arcadia Science and chairs The Navigation Fund. She earned a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and was previously a Pew Scholar and an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UC San Francisco.

Experience

  1. The Navigation FundChairperson of the Boardcurrent2023 — present
  2. Holoclara IncBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. Arcadia SciencePresident and CEOcurrent2021 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  4. Astera InstituteChief of Strategycurrent2021 — present
  5. Trove BiolabsCo-founder and CEO2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. University of California, San FranciscoAssistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics2016 — 2022San Francisco

Colleagues at Astera Institute

Anika Gupta
COO – Foundation at Astera Institute
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 Pantera Capital
Prachee Avasthi
Head of Open Science at Astera Institute
Rebecca (Becky) Pferdehirt
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Frequently asked questions

Who is Seemay Chou?
Seemay Chou is a scientist who co-founded and serves as CEO of Arcadia Science and chairs The Navigation Fund. She earned a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and was previously a Pew Scholar and an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UC San Francisco.
Where does Seemay Chou work?
Seemay Chou is Co-Founder & President - Foundation at Astera Institute.
Where did Seemay Chou go to school?
Seemay Chou studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Cell Biology); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology); University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Plan II Honors).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Holoclara Inc1

Pascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture Partners

Also worked at Arcadia Science6

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