Jason was a California native until he abandoned the sunshine and traveled east. He attended Princeton University in New Jersey, receiving his A.B. in molecular biology in 1997. His thesis work with Dr. Thomas Shenk used adeno-associated virus vectors to create mutations in human cytomegolovirus. Jason received his Ph.D. from Harvard University working in the lab of Dr. Joseph Sodroski. His graduate thesis used HIV viral vectors to explore the role of HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins in viral pathogenesis, as well as to identify novel animal models for HIV research. Jason currently works for Decision Resources, Inc. as a business and market analyst for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife Michelle, daughter Emily, and small dog Peanut.

Kim received his PhD in Neurobiology from Harvard Medical School. His thesis work focused on the molecular genetics and mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of the gene for corticotropin- releasing hormone (CRH), which plays a critical role in initiating the stress response and has been implicated in such conditions as depression, anorexia nervosa, and drug/alcohol addiction.

Prior to graduate school, Kim received his BA cum laude in Economics from Harvard College, spent one year in Paris studying European economic integration, and worked two years in management consulting for the CSC/Index Group in San Francisco and the Parthenon Group in Boston.

While in graduate school, Kim also founded Xpogen, Inc (www.xpogen.com), a bioinformatics company located in Cambridge, MA
focused on the analysis and integration of complex, high volume, disparate forms of biological data (including clinical and phenotypic information) to reveal the underlying molecular players and mechanisms involved in disease.

Kim is currently Senior Manager, Business Development at Epix Medical,
Inc. (EPIX).

Peter Kolchinsky evaluates public equities at RA Capital Associates, a biotech investment firm. He is the author of the Entrepreneur's Guide to a Biotech Startup, a business aid for entrepreneurial scientists available for download at www.evelexa.com. Evelexa is an online information source for biotech entrepreneurs and investors, which Peter launched in 2001. He also co-founded BiotechTuesday, a monthly networking event for the Boston-area biotechnology community. Peter received a Ph.D. in Virology in 2001 from Harvard University and a B.A. in Biology in 1997 from Cornell University.