Emery Dora

Current

Instructor/Private Tutor at Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

Past

Manager, Marketing and Business Development at MetaNotes, Inc.
MBA Student at UNC Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School
Business Development Intern at Liquidia Technologies

Research Associate III at Nuvelo, Inc.
Associate Research Scientist I, II at Exelixis, Inc.
Research Associate I, II at Cell Genesys, Inc.
Laboratory Technician I, II at TMA Norcal

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Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management
San Francisco State University

University of California, Berkeley

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Connections

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Industry

Biotechnology

Emery Dora’s Summary

Results-driven biotechnology professional, recent MBA, with 9+ years of experience in R&D, business development, and marketing. BA/MS in molecular and cell biology. Interested in both established companies and start-ups where my scientific training and experience, complemented by the MBA skillset, can add value.

I recently graduated as the Starling Life Sciences Fellow in the MBA program at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School (with honors May 2007), where I co-concentrated in Entrepreneurship and Corporate Finance. I am currently involved in launching a new venture in the Web 2.0 space.

Emery Dora’s Specialties:

Corporate finance, entrepreneurship, market research, market planning, financial modeling, molecular biology, cellular biology, genetics, virology, cancer pathways, .

Emery Dora’s Experience

Instructor/Private Tutor

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

(Public Company; WPO; Education Management industry)

January 2008 — Present (2 years 1 month)

GMAT and GRE test preparation instructor - both classroom and private tutoring. ELITE Instructor status, and top GMAT instructor in California - Aug, Sep, Oct 2008 (both based upon student feedback).
Manager, Marketing and Business Development

MetaNotes, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 6 months)

Early-stage position with a venture developing a web-based collaboration platform. Responsible for market research, consumer behavior evaluation, market planning, user interactions, and business development activities. MetaNotes' alpha release won a Web Award at SXSW Interactive in March 2008. The venture became capital constrained in Q408 and has ceased operations.
MBA Student

UNC Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School

(Higher Education industry)

August 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 10 months)

Attended on full scholarship (Starling Life Sciences Fellow). My activities included: President of the Healthcare Industry Club, Vice President of the Entrepreneurship Club, and acting member of the Venture Capital/Private Equity Club.

Helped organize the Venture Capital Investment Competition, an internationally attended competition placing competitors in the role of VCs evaluating business opportunities presented by real entrepreneurs and participated in by every business school in the top 30.

Received international exposure through an exchange term in Hong Kong, as well as a school-sponsored trip to India where we visited companies throughout the country to learn about Indian business practices.
Business Development Intern

Liquidia Technologies

(Privately Held; Nanotechnology industry)

May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

Worked within the Business Development group to explore partnering opportunities for Liquidia technology.

Performed extensive primary and secondary research to support market assessment analyses for Liquidia technology within life sciences.

Drafted two sections of the Liquidia business plan which clearly articulated the opportunities and risks of playing within the biotech/pharma spaces.
Research Associate III

Nuvelo, Inc.

(Public Company; NUVO; Biotechnology industry)

May 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 2 months)

Collaborated with research department team leaders to identify, develop, and provide needed reagents and molecular cloning expertise in support of preclinical pipeline research.
Associate Research Scientist I, II

Exelixis, Inc.

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; EXEL; Biotechnology industry)

January 2000 — August 2002 (2 years 8 months)

Helped design and lead a successful genetic screen to identify potential therapeutic drug targets for colon cancer treatment.

Proposed and spearheaded development of a novel yeast-based technique for mechanism-of-action analysis (performed in a two-quarter window). Named as co-inventor on sixteen patents (pending).
Research Associate I, II

Cell Genesys, Inc.

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; CEGE; Biotechnology industry)

February 1997 — January 2000 (3 years )

Aided in successful design of a novel gene therapy delivery system based upon manipulation of adenovirus within yeast.
Laboratory Technician I, II

TMA Norcal

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)

November 1991 — January 1993 (1 year 3 months)

Performed chemical analyses on environmental samples from Superfund sites to assay presence of various radioactive isotopes.

Emery Dora’s Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School

MBA , Entrepreneurship and Corporate Finance , 2005 — 2007

GMAT: 95th percentile
Graduated with honors, May 2007
Starling Life Sciences Fellow (full scholarship)
Member - Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society

Activities and Societies:

President: Healthcare Industry Club, Vice President: Entrepreneurship Club, Member: Venture Capital/Private Equity Club, Judges' coordinator for Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) finals held at UNC in April 2006, Competitor in VCIC regionals in Atlanta, March 2006.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management

MBA exchange program , 2006 — 2006
San Francisco State University

MS , Cell and Molecular Biology , 1993 — 1996

Thesis title: "Phenotypic and Transcriptional Characterization of RPD3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Thesis research published in Current Genetics (1999) 35: 68-76.

GPA 3.73
University of California, Berkeley

BA , Molecular and Cell Biology , 1986 — 1991

Emphasis in Neurobiology

Additional Information

Emery Dora’s Interests:

Active as a professional musician in the San Francisco area 1996-2005. Opened for such acts as Wilco, Ben Harper, Train, Digital Underground, Yes.

Emery Dora’s Groups:

U.C. Berkeley Alumni Association
U.N.C. Chapel Hill Alumni Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Eagle Scout Association

UNC Kenan-Flagler
University of California Alumni (Berkeley)
VCIC
Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
HKUST Business School Global Alumni Network
Professionals in Pharmaceutical Industry and Biotech Industry
Cal Alumni Association | UC Berkeley
Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Honor Society Recognizing Business Excellence
SoCalBio
Pi Kappa Phi Gamma Chapter
UNC Kenan-Flagler Bay Area Alumni Club
UNC Kenan-Flagler Alumni Association - Greater Los Angeles Area