Shan Shan Wang
InvestorAssociate Director, TechAtlas at RA Capital
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Shan Shan Wang is an Associate Director on the TechAtlas team at RA Capital Management, where she leads internal and external strategic and diligence work and oversees the workflow and development of TechAtlas Associates. She previously worked as a Senior Associate covering areas including Orphan Heme, Orphan GOF, vaccines, and gene therapies. She holds a BS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT and a PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard University.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- RA Capital Management, L.P.Associate Director, TechAtlascurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- RA Capital Management, L.P.Senior Associate2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- RA Capital Management, L.P.Associate2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Harvard Medical SchoolPhD Student, Kaeser Lab2013 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Researcher, Feng Lab2011 — 2013Cambridge, MA
Skills & more
Neuroscience and Molecular Biology1Data AnalysisCritical Literature Review1Communicating Technical InformationExperimental Design and TroubleshootingMentorship and Teamwork
From Shan's professional profile.
Colleagues at RA Capital
Abigail Schmitz
Senior Associate, Corporate Development at RA Capital
Adam Kaye
Senior Managing Director and Partner, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Adrian Bot
Venture Partner at RA Capital
Albert Kim
Advisor at RA Capital
Alex Miller
Senior Associate, Venture at RA Capital
Alex Zhang
Vice President, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Alison Tisdale
Advisor at RA Capital
Alyssa Larson
Investor at RA Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shan Shan Wang?
- Shan Shan Wang is an Associate Director on the TechAtlas team at RA Capital Management, where she leads internal and external strategic and diligence work and oversees the workflow and development of TechAtlas Associates. She previously worked as a Senior Associate covering areas including Orphan Heme, Orphan GOF, vaccines, and gene therapies. She holds a BS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT and a PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard University.
- Where does Shan Shan Wang work?
- Shan Shan Wang is Associate Director, TechAtlas at RA Capital.
- What does Shan Shan Wang invest in?
- Shan Shan Wang invests in Biotech.
- What check size does Shan Shan Wang write?
- Shan Shan Wang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Shan Shan Wang go to school?
- Shan Shan Wang studied at Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neurobiology); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Brain and Cognitive Sciences).
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