Yi Guo
InvestorPartner at Pale Fire Capital · Chief Scientist Officer at HM Venture Partners
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
About
Dr. Guo has over 20 years of biological research experience and joined HM in 2022 to lead scientific research review of potential investments and deal sourcing. She was previously an assistant professor at Mayo Clinic and holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Brandeis University.
Experience
- HM Venture PartnersChief Scientific Officercurrent2022 — presentBeijing, China
- Mayo ClinicAssistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology2012 — 2022Rochester, Minnesota Area
- Mayo ClinicAssociate Consultant2012 — 2022Rochester, Minnesota Area
- J.David Gladstone InstitutesResearch Scientist2008 — 2012
- UCSFPostdoc2005 — 2011
- Gladstone InstitutePostdoc2005 — 2008
- Brandeis UniversityGraduate Student1999 — 2005
- Peking Universityundergraduate student1994 — 1998
Skills & more
Molecular Biology44Biochemistry34Cell Biology43Cell Culture29Biotechnology6Western Blotting17Lifesciences7Cell12PCR9Genetics13Microscopy7Confocal Microscopy11
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GenomicsProtein ChemistryImmunohistochemistryFluorescence MicroscopyIn VivoDrug DiscoveryLanguages Chinese
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Colleagues at Pale Fire Capital
David Holý
Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Dušan Šenkypl
Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Jan Barta
Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Jan Cerny
Managing Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Jan Černý
Managing Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Jiří Ponrt
Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Matej Zabadal
Managing Partner at V-Sharp Venture Studio
Petr Krajíček
Partner at Pale Fire Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yi Guo?
- Dr. Guo has over 20 years of biological research experience and joined HM in 2022 to lead scientific research review of potential investments and deal sourcing. She was previously an assistant professor at Mayo Clinic and holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Brandeis University.
- Where does Yi Guo work?
- Yi Guo is Partner at Pale Fire Capital.
- Where did Yi Guo go to school?
- Yi Guo studied at Brandeis University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry); Peking University (B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); 北京四中 (理科实验班7班).
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Also attended Brandeis University90
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Also attended Peking University201
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mayo Clinic29
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Also worked at J.David Gladstone Institutes8
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Also worked at UCSF112
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Also worked at Brandeis University16
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