Alexander Ilyasov, MS
Senior Research Analyst at Lumanity
Senior Research Analyst at Lumanity
I dive into the details of science, finance, and business in order to build the full picture and help promising life science companies help people.

Research Analyst at Cello Health BioConsulting

Successfully founded and profitably exited Postbiotic Labs, a microbiome university biotechnology spin-off

Passed Chartered Financial Analyst Level I Exam

M.S. in Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience from Wake Forest School of Medicine

B.S. in Biology, Minor in Chemistry from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lumanity
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Senior Research Analyst
Conduct secondary research to generate actionable insights for pharma, biotech, and investment firm clients in order to support early stage and portfolio strategy, opportunity assessment, search and evaluation, and business development across therapeutic areas and modalities.
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Cello Health BioConsulting
Senior Research Analyst
New York City Metropolitan Area
Cello Health BioConsulting
Research Analyst
Conduct secondary research to generate actionable insights for pharma, biotech, and investment firm clients in order to support early stage and portfolio strategy, opportunity assessment, search and evaluation, and business development across therapeutic areas and modalities.
Freelance
Grant and Regulatory Consultant
Helped biotech clients identify asset-appropriate federal and private grants, as well as submit regulatory forms.
Postbiotic Labs
Co-Founder & CEO
Conducted market research, identified optimal opportunity, recruited and interviewed scientific, regulatory, and business experts, developed business plan, formed the company, recruited experts to the team, and spearheaded the business development and regulatory efforts.
Led successful admission to WinstonStarts Accelerator and procurement of a total of $60,000 of non-dilutive funding.
Sold equity stake to an entrepreneur.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
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Research Analyst
In this role, I helped attorneys prepare for litigation by creating reports on the scientific matters at hand and identifying cross-examination topics for medical and scientific expert witnesses.  I also conducted scientific literature research in support of regulatory submissions.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Graduate Student
While completing my Master's in Neuroscience, I worked in the lab of Dr. Allyn Howlett, one of the founders of cannabinoid research.  There, I helped map the intracellular signaling cascade of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 and profile the factors that modulate it.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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Lab Manager
I had the opportunity to come back to the lab of Dr. Shih as a lab manager.  In this capacity, I assisted in lab administration, coordination, and management of grants and supplies, while also helping to carry out experiments on an as-needed basis.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
During the summer of 2014, I worked in the lab of Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih, director of small animal MRI facility.  There, I assisted in rodent training and optogenetics manufacture and implantation, as part of a project that used intra-MRI optothrombosis to track the progression of ischemic stroke.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
While working in the lab of Dr. Garret Stuber, a leader in the area of addiction neurocircuitry, I manufactured and implanted optogenetic optrodes in order to help elucidate the role of glutamatergic inputs to nucleus accumbens in rodent model of cocaine addiction.
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Undergraduate Research Assistant
During the summer of 2010, I worked in the lab of Dr. John Parks, in which I performed lipid, enzymatic, and genotyping assays in a project that explored the role of ABCG-1-mediated lipid efflux in mouse pancreatic beta cells.
Neuroscience
Master of Science (M.S.)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Biology, General
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Maria Angulo
Research Analyst at Cello Health BioConsulting
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Shahil Patel
Research Analyst at Cello Health BioConsulting
Greater Savannah Area
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Riyam Lenkeron
Artist at Pixelberry Studios
Burbank, CA
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Annie Schiffmacher
Marketing Manager at Lumanity
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Kelly Fox, MD
Lead, US Market at Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
Greater Boston
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Danielle Petti Marra
Principal at Cello Health BioConsulting, Previously Defined Health
Florham Park, NJ
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SVP, Commercial Business Operations, Consultant
New York, NY
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Jessica Mucerino
Instructional Designer at Blend360 for ATT
Morristown, NJ
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Andrew Y. Ng
Senior Consultant at Lumanity
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Scarlett McCarthy
Senior Copywriter at PepsiCo
New York, NY
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Renata Mustafina
Research Manager at Lumanity
New York, NY
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Derrick Ogola
Corporate Strategy at Neoleukin Therapeutics
San Francisco Bay Area
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Matt Conger
Cadence Translate CEO | Due Diligence Instructor | ex-Bain | Writer | US-China Repatriate | Amateur Hearthstone Player
Los Angeles, CA
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Akshay Kamath
Consultant at The Dedham Group | Co-Founder & CEO at Nutrivide
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Michael W. Lai
Co-Founder & CEO @ Famous Media Group
Westbury, NY
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Shak L.
CEO @ Avro Therapeutics (YC W18) | 2018 Thiel Fellow - We're Hiring!
Mountain View, CA
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Xiao Qiao
Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
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Sébastien Boyer
Working with farmers and engineers to build tomorrow's food production systems | Forbes 30 under 30 | MIT TR 35 Innovators under 35
San Francisco, CA
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