Experience

Deerfield Management

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Dec 2018 - 5 years 1 month

• Biotech Analyst

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2018



Cowen Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Biotechnology Equity Research

  • Aug 2010 - May 2014

  Equity research coverage of over 20 companies in the Biotech space. Build financial models, interview physician thought leaders and C-level executives, and evaluate scientific and commercial merit of clinical trial candidates and marketed products in order to develop investment recommendations for institutional long-only and long/short clients. Coverage: AEGR, ALXN, AMGN, ARIA, BMRN, CELG, INCY, ISIS, ONXX, REGN, VPHM, others. Series 7, 63, 86, 87 certified.



Harvard Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2010

  Alzheimer disease and brain aging. • Led the introduction of a newly discovered technology to the lab, creating a novel model of Alzheimer disease. This project idea formed the basis of a competitive grant proposal (1% of applications successful) that was funded for $1M. • Trained and managed two graduate students in order to expand the scope of this project. • First-authored one peer-reviewed publication in Nature.



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2000 - Aug 2007

  Genetic regulation of aging in C. elegans. • Discovered the first gene controlling longevity caused by food restriction in an animal, also inventing fundamental new experimental techniques in the process. • Presented my results to audiences of over 300 people as an invited speaker at two international scientific conferences. • First-authored one peer-reviewed article in Nature. Article chosen as issue cover story. • First-authored one additional peer-reviewed publication in Nature… Show more Genetic regulation of aging in C. elegans. • Discovered the first gene controlling longevity caused by food restriction in an animal, also inventing fundamental new experimental techniques in the process. • Presented my results to audiences of over 300 people as an invited speaker at two international scientific conferences. • First-authored one peer-reviewed article in Nature. Article chosen as issue cover story. • First-authored one additional peer-reviewed publication in Nature Reviews Genetics. Paper is now required reading for a graduate-level course at Harvard. Show less