# Aliya Lakhani

**Associate**  
**Location:** San Francisco  
**Focus:** Bio + Health, Science-Driven

Aliya Lakhani is an Associate at Precursor Ventures, where she works across sourcing, diligencing, and portfolio support, with a focus on backing founders at the earliest stages. She originally joined the fund as one of the first non-MBA graduate interns while completing her Ph.D. Prior to Precursor, Aliya held several research roles at Moffitt Cancer Center, UCSF, and MedImmune (AstraZeneca). She was also a fellow at MedTech and BioTools Innovator, supporting startups building in healthcare and life sciences. She was a graduate fellow at DigitalDx Ventures and Supply Change Capital. Aliya holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UCLA.

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