Berkeley LSEC - EIRs and Nucleate Venture Fellows

Learn more about the Berkeley LSEC-Nucleate Venture Fellowship Program here

2026 Berkeley LSEC - Nucleate Venture Fellows

Ben Allwein

Postdoctoral Scholar, James Hurley Lab, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology

Elisa Martin Perez

Postdoctoral Scholar, James Olzmann Lab, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology

Drew Ramos

PhD Candidate, Adam Abate Lab, Department of Bioengineering

Berkeley LSEC Entrepreneurs/Experts in Residence and Advisors

Ariel Notcovich

Entrepreneur in Residence

Serial CEO and founder, with expertise in the research tools, diagnostics and therapeutics fields. Ex-ProteOptics (sold to Bio-Rad), Ex-BlueLight Therapeutics.

Tobias Schmid

Expert in Residence

Principal, Mubadala Capital

PhD 2021, Michael Yartsev lab, UC Berkeley

Alumni Ambassador and co-founder, Nucleate Bio Bay Area

Katarina Klett

Program Advisor

Director of Research Translation, QB3

PhD 2023, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University