Monica Beam
SVP – Strategic Market Director & Co-Lead Science & Technology at Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Monica Beam
SVP – Strategic Market Director & Co-Lead Science & Technology at Alexandria Real Estate Equities
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
SVP – Strategic Market Director & Co-Lead Science & Technology
2023 - Current
Senior Vice President - Science & Technology
2018 - 2023
Senior Principal - Alexandria Venture Investments
2016 - 2017
Principal - Alexandria Venture Investments
2015 - 2015
BOD Observer
2021
Board Observer
2019
Board Observer
2018
Board Member
2020 - 2022
Board Member
2018 - 2021
Board Observer
2018 - 2021
Board Observer
2017 - 2019
VP - Life Science Venture Banker
2014 - 2015
AVP - Life Science Venture Banker
2013 - 2014
Manage life science loan portfolio, underwrite and structure new facilities for life science companies, maintain and build client relationships
Life Sciences Silicon Valley Venture Banker
2012 - 2013
As part of the Square 1 Life Sciences team, Monica utilizes her science and engineering background to help provide specifically tailored banking solutions to venture backed life science companies. Her focus is to cultivate and manage customer relationships in the Silicon Valley Life Science and Healthcare community.
Portfolio Analyst
2012 - 2012
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
2005 - 2012
Advisor: Dr. Rick Morimoto Investigating a mechanism for the observed collapse in protein homeostasis that occurs in protein misfolding models and aging. Developing an in vitro system to study changes in Hsp70 function in the presence of aggregation prone proteins, as wells a new tools to analyze the aggregation pathway.
Graduate Research Assistant
2005 - 2012
Develop new techniques to be used in the study of protein misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's and Huntingtin's disease Optimize protocol for imaging based technique to study aggregates in a protein misfolding model system Train other lab members in confocal imaging and protein purification Supervise two undergraduate students through completion of an honors thesis and summer project Analyze data using Prism, Excel and Sigma Plot Produce and optimize purification of human proteins Conduct lab meetings and present experimental results quarterly
Teaching Assistant
2009 - 2009
Assisted in set-up and design of the lab component of the course Facilitated completion of lab by students Tutored student during weekly office hours
Chemistry Tutor
2006 - 2007