Blair Willette, PhD

Associate at KdT Ventures
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate
      • Jun 2023 - Present

    • United States
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate
      • Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

      I worked on interdisciplinary associate teams to source and screen start-ups looking for pre-seed through series B funding. Additionally, I led and managed the weekly associate meetings to drive progress toward projects related to network growth and diligence on potential investments in our deal funnel. I worked on interdisciplinary associate teams to source and screen start-ups looking for pre-seed through series B funding. Additionally, I led and managed the weekly associate meetings to drive progress toward projects related to network growth and diligence on potential investments in our deal funnel.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral Fellow
      • Mar 2021 - Jun 2023

    • PHD Candidate
      • May 2020 - Jun 2023

    • Graduate Student Researcher
      • Aug 2018 - Jun 2023

    • United States
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Intern
      • Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

    • Senior Fellow
      • Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

      At KdT, I evaluate very early science-driven biotech companies that are launching into innovative industries, such as gene editing therapies, protein sequencing, and drug delivery. This position requires me to evaluate the risk profile of the science underlying these technologies and identify potential groundbreaking applications.

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow
      • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Musella Scholars of Glioblastoma Research
    • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
    • Research Fellow
      • May 2016 - Jul 2016

    • Research Assistant
      • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

Education

  • Duke University
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Pharmacology
    2018 - 2023
  • Duke University
    Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate, Business & Entrepreneurship
    2021 - 2022
  • Duke University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry, Concentration in Pharmacology
    2013 - 2017

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