Hi! This is Alison

You might also know me as Changchang—yes, both names refer to the same person.

Professional background: Minerva University '23 (Biology and Finance), with experience spanning the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, gene therapy at Amber Bio, biotech VC at Carbon Silicon Ventures, Ex: LEK Consulting, investment banking, private equity (B2B SaaS), Kakao Ventures, and ByteDance.

Beyond work: Rock climber, dog enthusiast, dancer, squash beginner, 100+ classes deep at Solidcore, devoted Laufey fan, vibe-baker (like vibe-coding but for baking), and art history lover.

I'm passionate about biotech. Back in 2021, I started writing a blog with friends called Parallax View, and we gained a decent following. That's when I realized how many people were investing in biotech stocks without understanding the underlying science. I believe capital should flow to companies with valuable science that can actually save lives, not marketing hype. Through my biotech writing, I try to explain complex scientific platforms in plain English—and I'm always open to feedback (my DMs on Twitter/X are open).

Put simply, I believe there's elegance in science, and every complicated problem must have a simple answer (or as we always say in science, "it depends"). Biology appeals to me because I can see the tangible impact of science saving lives, which is why I work in this field. I love science broadly—if I could redo undergrad, I might major in math instead—and the intellectual puzzles make it endlessly fascinating (I'm talking like a nerd now).

Beyond science, I'm someone who has studied and lived in 5+ countries. Originally from Hangzhou, China (a mega-city that apparently nobody's heard of—it's home to Alibaba, UniTree, and Deepseek headquarters), I moved to the U.S. for college and have stayed ever since. My personal blog contains unorganized, sometimes unfiltered thoughts that I'm too introverted to share publicly. I write them as an archive, knowing I'll probably cringe reading them years later. If any of it resonates with you, I'm glad.

A final note to all my "mentors" who've shared genuine advice and conversation throughout my college and professional journey: I truly appreciate your thoughtful responses to my (possibly naive) questions. Even if I haven't sent updates, I remember each of you. If you happen to read this far, thank you:)