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| Name | G. Sean Escola, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Label | Computational neuroscientist. Entrepreneur. Psychiatrist. |
| sean.escola@gmail.com | |
| Phone | +1 (917) 587-4371 |
| Url | https://sean-escola.github.io/ |
| Summary | Pursuing natural and artificial intelligence |
Work
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2023 - Present New York, NY
Co-founder
Fauna Robotics, Inc.
Strategy, vision setting, and fundraising for consumer-facing embodied intelligence company.
- Recruited founding team
- Raised initial seed financing
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2017 - 2023 San Francisco, CA
Co-founder and founding CEO
Herophilus, Inc.
Strategy, fundraising, executive leadership for a neurotech drug discovery company.
- 2017–2020: CEO
- 2018: $30M Series A
- 2023: Acquired by Genentech
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2014 - Present New York, NY
Psychiatrist
Private practice
Outpatient clinical care.
- General psychiatry: depression, anxiety, ADHD, etc.
- Supportive and psychodynamic psychotherapy
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2014 - 2024 New York, NY
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Columbia University
Research and teaching in computational neuroscience.
- Courses: Intro and advanced theoretical neuroscience
- $4M in federal grants
- Leon Levy Fellow
Volunteer
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2020 - Present Worldwide
Co-founder
Neuromatch, Inc.
Strategy, vision setting, and fundraising for a non-profit whose mission is to increase global equity and inclusion in advanced fields of computational science.
- 2020–2024: Board member
- Led $2M fundraise for first two years of operations
Education
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2010 - 2014 New York, NY
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2003 - 2010 New York, NY
Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Computational neuroscience
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2001 - 2003 New York, NY
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1997 - 2001 New York, NY