Our Team
Scientists and builders who originate conviction.
MEET THE TEAM
CRISTINA MONTERO, PhD
Associate Director
ANDREW COSTENOBLE
Software Developer
MONICA STANCIU, PhD
Senior Associate
ASTHA BILIMORIA
Research Assistant
BEN DAKE, PhD
Venture Associate
EMILY GREEN
Senior Graphic Designer
CRISTINA MONTERO, PhD
Associate Director
Cristina Montero is an Associate Director within the TechAtlas division of RA Capital Management. Cristina’s primary responsibilities are to drive internal and external strategic and diligence initiatives and oversee the workflow and professional development of TechAtlas Associates. Prior to this role, Cristina mapped a number of competitive landscapes, including respiratory, allergic, and infectious disease conditions. Cristina holds a BA in Molecular Biology with a minor in Business from Washington University in St. Louis, and a PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University. Her doctoral research focused on bacteriophage-mediated regulation of bacterial transcription.
ANDREW COSTENOBLE
Software Developer
Andrew is a Software Developer at RA Capital Management. Andrew’s primary responsibility is to help guide internal software development to support competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices across a range of disease indications and capabilities. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Northeastern University.
MONICA STANCIU, PhD
Senior Associate
Monica Stanciu is a Senior Associate within the TechAtlas division of RA Capital Management. Monica’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to create competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices for disease indications and capabilities. Monica holds a BSc in Neuroscience and Pharmacology from the University of Toronto and a PhD in Cancer Biology from MIT. Her graduate research investigated novel epigenetic regulators in glioblastoma. Monica previously worked as a Licensing Manager at Partners HealthCare Innovation.
ASTHA BILIMORIA
Research Assistant
Astha is a Research Assistant at RA Capital Management. Astha’s primary responsibility is to conduct research and analysis for competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices across a range of disease indications and capabilities. Astha’s previous experience includes Research Assistant roles at Clark University and Corbus Pharma. Astha holds a BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (with a minor in Physics) from Clark University.
BEN DAKE, PhD
Venture Associate
Ben Dake is a Venture Associate at RA Capital Management. Ben’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to identify compelling assets to help facilitate new company creation or investments in emerging seed-stage companies. Ben has also mapped competitive landscapes with a focus on cardiovascular diseases and regenerative medicine as a member of the Cardio-Renal Team within the TechAtlas division of RA Capital. Ben holds a BS in Biology and an MS in Virology from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and a PhD in Cancer Biology from the Tufts University School of Medicine. His doctoral research focused on breast cancer metastasis. Ben previously worked as a Research Assistant in a Neuroinflammation lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and was an Internet Application Developer at the Gallup Organization.
EMILY GREEN
Senior Graphic Designer
Emily Green is a Senior Graphic Designer at RA Capital Management. Emily’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to create graphics, charts, and other visuals for competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices for disease indications and capabilities. In addition, she is responsible for overseeing content management for the RA Capital website, and designing visual elements for other internal and external communications. Emily holds a BS in Graphic Design from James Madison University.