Dr. Morag Grassie is the Director of the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation, previously serving as its Associate Director. Morag has over 30 years of experience in the pharma industry, entrepreneurship, and academic research. After graduating from Glasgow University with a BSc in molecular biology and Ph.D. in virology, she held positions in the pharmaceutical industry and a Yale biotech startup before joining Yale in 2018. Prior to this appointment, she was the Senior Associate Director for the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale and Associate Director, Business Development. She has advised, expanded, and advanced the portfolio of Blavatnik proposals and projects and using her passion for people and curiosity for knowledge extended her role in 2022 to include business development, with a special interest in under-represented groups. In this area, she co-founded amplifyHERscience in 2020, an initiative within Yale Ventures to advance parity of Yale entrepreneurs to reflect the diversity of the community and ensure innovation support is utilized by all.

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