Katerina Popova, PhD
Vice President, Research Analyst at Aquilo Capital Management- Claim this Profile
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Aquilo Capital Management
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President, Research Analyst
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Vevo Therapeutics
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Independent Consultant
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Jun 2022 - Present
San Francisco, California, United States Prioritize discovery programs for clinical development based on proprietary high throughput data, medical need, and competitive landscape
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University of California, San Francisco
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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PhD Student, Weissman Lab
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Sep 2016 - Dec 2021
UCSF Dissertation: Understanding the ER Membrane protein Complex (EMC): A complete dissection of its cellular context and function using whole-genome CRISPRi genetic interaction screens - Managed teams and projects on tight timelines, contributed strategy and implementation in multi-institutional collaborations (CZ Biohub, Caltech, UChicago, Max Planck Institute) leading to discoveries in protein folding pathways and mechanisms of viral infection published in top-tier journals (eLife, 2019;… Show more Dissertation: Understanding the ER Membrane protein Complex (EMC): A complete dissection of its cellular context and function using whole-genome CRISPRi genetic interaction screens - Managed teams and projects on tight timelines, contributed strategy and implementation in multi-institutional collaborations (CZ Biohub, Caltech, UChicago, Max Planck Institute) leading to discoveries in protein folding pathways and mechanisms of viral infection published in top-tier journals (eLife, 2019; eLife, 2018) - Presented work at institution-wide events and international conferences – UCSF Retreat Tahoe, 2017, 2019 (150+ attendees); Cold Spring Harbor Lab, 2018 (300+ attendees); MIT Recruitment, 2020 - Mentored and trained graduate students and research associates. Tutored graduate students in graduate courses. Show less
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Bain & Company
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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ADvantage Intern
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May 2021 - May 2021
San Francisco, California, United States Offer received at end of internship
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Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc.
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
- Assessed market opportunities for a novel NGS library prep solution for a life-sciences company - Won the 2020 Putnam Associates-BCBA Case Competition
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Consulting Club at MIT
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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2019 - 2020
Placed 2nd in the 2020 Harvard/MIT Case Competition
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Research Associate in Laboratory of Benjamin Ebert
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May 2014 - Jul 2016
Cambridge, MA - Developed models of human cancers and established high-throughput methods for validation of CRISPR/Cas9 engineered cells leading to publications in top journals (Cell Stem Cell, 2017)
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Smith College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2013 - May 2014
Smith College Department of Biological Sciences Research collateral damage on human microbiome by broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum antibiotics
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Administrative Assistant
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Jan 2011 - May 2014
Smith College Alumnae House
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Mailroom Assistant
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Jan 2011 - May 2012
Office of Admission
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Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
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France
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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700 & Above Employee
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Reserch Intern
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Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
Department of Communication Molecules & Adaptation of Microorganisms Studied the regulation of bacterial peptides with therapeutic potential
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Summer Research Intern
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
Analyzed and compared the structure of narrow-spectrum antibiotics, colicins, using computational tools
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Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological and Biomedical Sciences -
University of California, San Francisco
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD -
Smith College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Summa Cum Laude, Biological Sciences, Genetics, Evolution & Molecular Biosciences Track -
Université Paris Diderot
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Middlebury College
Middlebury Language Schools, French Language and Literature -
High School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Burgas, Bulgaria
High School Diploma, Mathematics, English -
University of California, San Francisco