Postdoctoral Fellow Shares Experience with WashU OTM & BioGenerator-Sponsored Program

The Venture Fellows Program is relatively new and available to Washington University postdoctoral researchers, sponsored by WashU’s Office of Technology Management (OTM) and BioGenerator. The program offers an intensive 6-month curriculum that provides experiential learning in venture capital investing and company creation. Fellows work alongside entrepreneurs, investors, and faculty in the St. Louis ecosystem. In addition, the program offers exposure to biotech startups, with hands-on training to develop capabilities across the spectrum from deal flow generation to exit opportunity evaluation.

Jae Morris, postdoc in the Jez Lab, applied last year and is excited to spread the word about her positive experience. Joe Jez, an enthusiastic supporter of career development for his lab members, happily gave his approval for the application. There were four postdocs in the program—one biomedical engineer from the med campus, one from the chemistry department, one from the biology department (Morris), and a neurosurgery resident.