Dr. Barrett is an Analyst at Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC, where he focuses on the Therapeutics sector. Dr. Barrett has 6+ years of research experience including SVB Leerink, Synlogic, Aspire Capital Partners, Chicago Innovation Exchangeand Institute for Molecular Engineering. John earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Engineering from the University of Chicago and his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. John lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife.

Dimitra joined Qral Ventures as a General Partner in 2021, and serves as Chief Business Officer (CBO) in select portfolio companies. She is an experienced biotech professional with deep knowledge of personalized medicine projects, therapeutics. medical devices, diagnostics, and Health IT. She is currently also a member of the Innovation Faculty team forMIT’s LinQ Catalyst program, mentoring and guiding innovators solving health and medical challenges.As part of her venture career she serves as an advisor to the Aim-Hi Accelerator Fund, a technical diligence lead for the Keiretsu Forum Midwest Investments and a Venture Partner for MBx Capital (formerly FundRx), a next-generation of healthcare and life science venture capital firm. Dimitra has deep expertise in Tech Transfer with deep connections with the US innovation ecosystem, as she continues to be a mentor for mHUB’s MedTech Accelerator program, a venture mentor for the Polsky COMPASS program and a venture advisor for the N.Xt Fund .Dimitra is the founder of the WIB-Chicago 3.8 initiative, a flagship program with a mission to place female leaders on startup boards hosted with Women in Bio {WIB}, an organization dedicated to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship of women in the life sciences.