Our Story

Nucleate is a student-led organization that represents the largest global community of bio-innovators. The Pittsburgh chapter was established in 2022.

We empower biotech leaders

Our Team

Building Biotech Bridges

PITTSBURGH NEEDED A STUDENT—TRAINEE BIOTECH COMMUNITY…

Two students from Carnegie Mellon University established Nucleate Pittsburgh in 2022 to bridge the local Pittsburgh Universities.

The Founding Fathers

SO THEY FORMED A TEAM …

By 2023, the team expanded to include PhD & Master’s students from Carnegie Mellon University, The University of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne University.

The First Team

RUN BY TRAINEES FOR TRAINEES.

Through 2024, Nucleate Pittsburgh has hosted over a dozen events including our inaugural BioHack growing our network to 500+ trainees with the mission of empowering our biotech community.

BioHack 2024

Our Team

Michael Gee, Founder & Advisor
Jake Kastroll, Co-Managing Director
Jude Baroudi, Co-Managing Director
Emmy Brown, Director of Operations
David Negron, Director of Communications
Thomas Tam, Co-Director of Events
Nicholas Mosur, Director of Partnerships
Jingnan Ye, HQ Director of Women Leading Life Sciences
Ashwin Kumar, Director of Finances
Arjun Singh, Tech Sourcing Analyst
Shreyas Sangvi, Tech Sourcing Analyst
Neil Raman, Tech Sourcing Analyst
Jack Small, Events Coordinator
Shaurjya Mandal, Co-Director of Events
Anna-Maria Baptiste, Former Co-Director of Events
Zoe Zhang, Former Director of Social Media
Christos Alexopoulos, Former Director of Operations
Yinan Zhu, Director of Women Leading Life Sciences

Our Community

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Our Advisors

Liam Krut

Investment Partner, Reinforced Ventures
Fiona Leng

Managing Partner, Xtal Ventures
Devin Dressman

Associate Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Ben Busby

Principal Scientist, DNAnexus

BioHack

Nucleate Pittsburgh’s Flagship Program

Our Academic Partners

University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University
Duquesne University
Chatham University