Amir Nashat
Ph.D. Managing General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
Selecta Biosciences
Australia
Biography
Amir Nashat, Ph.D., has served as a member of our board of directors since 2008. Dr. Nashat has been a Managing General Partner at Polaris Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, since 2009 and focuses on investments in the life sciences. He currently serves on the board of directors of Fate Therapeutics, Inc., aTyr Pharma, Inc., Syros Pharmaceuticals and several private companies. Dr. Nashat has also served as a director of Receptos, Inc., BIND Therapeutics, Inc., as well as Adnexus Therapeutics, Inc. (acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company) and other private companies.
Research Interest
Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics
