Olivia Laxton Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Create an investment thesis based on scientific rationale, drug development risk, and commercial opportunity. Attend weekly curriculum to explore the intricacies of drug development, deal dynamics, and the world of venture capital.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ruth L. Kirschstein (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) -- Full tuition and stipend funding from NIH. Freud Scholar -- $5k award from University of ChicagoAdvisors: Prof. Raymond Moellering and Prof. Savas Tay

-Perform due diligence and analyze competitive landscape for small molecule therapeutics-Construct and update financial models for portfolio companies -Develop market models for small and mid-cap publicly traded companies-Use valuation techniques to model stock prices -Create investment theses and pitch presentations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Perform wet lab and tissue culture experiments on glia, neurons, and HeLa cells to explore protein degradation pathways.• Perform and analyze western blots and immunofluorescence microscopy to quantify results of experiments.• Present data and primary articles on projects in the lab and research in the field of autophagy and neuroscience.• Contributed to primary paper on glia starvation and autophagy that has been accepted to peer-reviewed journal.• Leading project entitled… Show more • Perform wet lab and tissue culture experiments on glia, neurons, and HeLa cells to explore protein degradation pathways.• Perform and analyze western blots and immunofluorescence microscopy to quantify results of experiments.• Present data and primary articles on projects in the lab and research in the field of autophagy and neuroscience.• Contributed to primary paper on glia starvation and autophagy that has been accepted to peer-reviewed journal.• Leading project entitled “Coordinated Regulation of Ubiquitin-Proteasome System and Autophagy Pathway in Proteome-Stressed Neuronal Cells” studying protein degradative pathways in neuronal cells as it pertains to misfolded proteins. Show less

Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States

•Instruct 15 students in organic chemistry laboratory every week by explaining proper techniques and concepts.•Help grade lab reports for clarity and conceptual understanding of 40 organic chemistry students.•Hold office hours weekly to answer any questions and help students prepare for the week’s coursework and quizzes.

Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States

• Utilized computational techniques to protein engineer and expressed chimera Acyl Carrier proteins in E. coli to examine the relevance of specific motifs for binding abilities.• Performed crosslinking assay to determine if chimera proteins have gained or lost functional binding ability.• Completed biochemical assays to characterize chimera proteins in vivo.

Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States

• Designed drugs through StarDrop based off of Drug for Neglected Diseases database to target leishmaniasis.• Synthesized and purified small molecule drugs through use of organic chemistry lab techniques.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Bachelor Of Science - Bs

Bachelor Of Science - Bs