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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-029732
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200303
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200305
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200305

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001346824
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35403
		FILM NUMBER:		20691193

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-778-2500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051213

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RA Capital Healthcare Fund LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001315082
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35403
		FILM NUMBER:		20691194

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		STREET 2:		18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6177782500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		STREET 2:		18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RA Capital Biotech Fund LP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050121

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kolchinsky Peter
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001384859

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35403
		FILM NUMBER:		20691195

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		STREET 2:		18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Shah Rajeev M.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001619841

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35403
		FILM NUMBER:		20691196

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		STREET 2:		18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Verastem, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001526119
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				273269467
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		117 KENDRICK STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			NEEDHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02494
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(781) 292-4200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		117 KENDRICK STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			NEEDHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02494
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These securities include 15,917,532 shares held by RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the &quot;Fund&quot;) and 2,687,119 shares held in a separately managed account (the &quot;Account&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">RA Capital Management, L.P. (the &quot;Adviser&quot;) is the investment manager for the Fund and the Account. The general partner of the Adviser is RA Capital Management GP, LLC (the &quot;Adviser GP&quot;), of which Dr. Peter Kolchinsky and Mr. Rajeev Shah are the managing members. The Adviser, the Adviser GP, Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Act&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">They disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the reported securities for the purpose of determining whether they are subject to Section 16 of the Act, however, in reliance on Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v) and (vii). To the extent that they might be deemed subject to Section 16, they disclaim beneficial ownership of securities held by the Fund for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2), except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and disclaim any pecuniary interest in securities held in the Account for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that either the Adviser, the Adviser GP, Dr. Kolchinsky, or Mr. Shah is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a), or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any of the securities held in the Account.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-05</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Healthcare GP, LLC, the General Partner of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-05</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, individually</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-05</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Rajeev Shah, individually</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-05</signatureDate>
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