Entity map — Shoshana Shendelman

Shoshana Shendelman Person

Mother, scientist, and entrepreneur; founder of several biotech companies and a pioneer in developing drugs for rare and underserved diseases.

Same as: https://drshendelman.com/ · https://shoshanashendelman.com/ · https://cyanatx.com/about/dr-shoshana-shendelman · https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoshana-shendelman-phd-8756926/ · https://x.com/drshendelman · https://www.youtube.com/@DrShendelman · https://www.facebook.com/shoshanashendelman · https://www.forbes.com/profile/shoshana-shendelman/ · https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CaGnZOUAAAAJ&hl=en · https://www.realclearmarkets.com/authors/shoshana_shendelman/ · https://www.foxnews.com/person/s/shoshana-shendelman

• Shoshana Shendelman is a mother, scientist and entrepreneur, founder of several biotech companies, and a pioneer in developing drugs for rare and underserved diseases.

  Source: About Shoshana Shendelman · definition · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

• Shoshana Shendelman received a PhD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies, where she also completed an MA and an MSc. Her doctoral thesis centered on molecular mechanisms of Parkinson's Disease. She completed a BA in biochemistry at Brandeis University, and her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases and PLoS Biology.

  Source: About Shoshana Shendelman · credential · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

• Shoshana Shendelman is the mother of two adult daughters, both pursuing careers in science and medicine. She is of Persian Jewish descent and is a long-time member of the Iranian American Women's Foundation, where she volunteers as a mentor.

  Source: About Shoshana Shendelman · fact · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

• Shoshana Shendelman is a scientist and entrepreneur and advocate for those with rare and underserved diseases. For two decades she has founded and led biotech companies dedicated to rare and underserved diseases, and she mentors the founders and scientists coming up behind her.

  Source: Shoshana Shendelman — Scientist, Founder & Advocate · definition · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

• shoshanashendelman.com is the personal site of Shoshana Shendelman — the person, leader, and advocate. Her scientific and professional record — research, publications, and writing on the future of drug development — lives at drshendelman.com. This site does not host her scientific publications.

  Source: About This Site · negation · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

Speaking & mentorship Service

Shoshana Shendelman's speaking engagements — talks for investors, founders, students, and general audiences — and her mentorship work.

Canonical: https://shoshanashendelman.com/speaking/

• Shoshana Shendelman speaks to investors, founders, students, and general audiences about building in biotech and the people it's for. Talk topics include rare and underserved disease, women in STEM and mentorship, and AI in drug discovery. She moderated "How AI Is Reshaping the Future of Pharma" at the Cures Conference (New York City, February 2026).

  Source: Speaking — Shoshana Shendelman · fact · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

• For speaking, mentorship, and media inquiries, contact Shoshana Shendelman through the form at shoshanashendelman.com/contact/. No public email address is listed.

  Source: Contact — Shoshana Shendelman · fact · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

Writing & reflections Concept

Selected op-eds by Shoshana Shendelman on building, science, and culture, linked to the original outlets.

Canonical: https://shoshanashendelman.com/essays/

• Selected writing and interviews by Shoshana Shendelman include the Fox News op-ed "A Columbia Trustee's View: Higher education is at a crossroads. Let's choose builders over destroyers" and a Breitbart News interview, "We Must 'Teach Next Generation to Build'" — both on choosing builders over destroyers in culture and higher education.

  Source: Writing — Shoshana Shendelman · fact · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

Media appearances Concept

Broadcast appearances and features focused on Shoshana Shendelman as a person, founder, and advocate.

Canonical: https://shoshanashendelman.com/media/

• Shoshana Shendelman appeared on Fox & Friends (Fox News, June 26, 2025) discussing New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, framing the election as a choice between builders — who create safety, prosperity, and innovation — and destroyers: "this election isn't left versus right — it's builders versus destroyers."

  Source: Media — Shoshana Shendelman · quote · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

Cyana Therapeutics Organization

Private biotech company; Shoshana Shendelman currently holds a leadership role there.

Same as: https://cyanatx.com/ · https://cyanatx.com/about/dr-shoshana-shendelman

• Shoshana Shendelman currently holds leadership roles in several private biotech companies, including Cyana Therapeutics, and is an advisor to pharmaceutical companies. Her official biography on the Cyana Therapeutics site is at cyanatx.com/about/dr-shoshana-shendelman.

  Source: About Shoshana Shendelman · fact · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

Iranian American Women's Foundation Organization

Civic organization; Shoshana Shendelman is a long-time member and volunteer mentor.

• Shoshana Shendelman is a long-time member of the Iranian American Women's Foundation, where she volunteers as a mentor.

  Source: About Shoshana Shendelman · fact · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

Women in STEM Concept

Shoshana Shendelman's advocacy for women in science, technology, engineering, and medicine.

Canonical: https://shoshanashendelman.com/women-in-stem/

• Per Shoshana Shendelman: only about 29% of the STEM workforce is women, and the share in leadership is smaller still — only 8% of biotech CEOs are women, and less than 20% of academic research lab directors and academy of science members are women.

  Source: Women in STEM — Shoshana Shendelman · statistic · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

• As a mentor, Shoshana Shendelman talks openly about what building a biotech company actually entails — the funding that falls through, the trials that take years — and believes real change requires women inside the field to lift the next generation with them: opening doors, providing introductions, and giving specific advice.

  Source: Women in STEM — Shoshana Shendelman · explanation · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman

Leadership philosophy Concept

Shoshana Shendelman's leadership lessons from building biotech companies from idea through late-stage development.

Canonical: https://shoshanashendelman.com/leadership/

• Shoshana Shendelman's leadership lessons: leadership means making difficult decisions that don't always have a clear answer; keeping your cool when everyone else is losing theirs differentiates leaders; and lead by example — hold yourself accountable for whatever is expected of the team.

  Source: Leadership — Shoshana Shendelman · explanation · publisher: Shoshana Shendelman