Andrew Bacong
Senior Research Associate at Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Research Associate
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May 2022 - Present
San Diego, California, United States Performed various in vitro and in vivo assays in CAR-T cells to characterize donors and identify traits that are predictive for manufacturability and anti-tumor efficacy.
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AnaptysBio
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Research Associate I
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Jul 2019 - May 2022
Greater San Diego Area Developed cell-based assays (cell surface binding/competition for binder screening, cell activation and differentiation assays for functional screening) for several concurrent projects using both human primary cells and mammalian cell lines. Coordinated whole blood requests and cell isolations across multiple functional groups and projects for use in preclinical data generation. Revised blood procurement and isolation protocols to allow for large-scale isolation of PBMCs from fresh whole blood.
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Research Associate II
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Jan 2017 - Jul 2019
Greater San Diego Area
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Intertek
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United Kingdom
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Analyst
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
Greater San Diego Area Developed and validated various PK immunoassays. Responsible for GLP record-keeping on all assays performed.
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2014 - Jul 2016
La Jolla, CA Collaborated within the Biology group on various projects to test compounds for the treatment of gout and associated flares. Organized and performed a large-scale DNA extraction project (~3000 Phase 3 samples) for use in a Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) aimed at discovering novel treatment targets for gout.
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Intern
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Jun 2014 - Oct 2014
La Jolla, CA
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Education
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University of California, San Diego
Bachelor’s Degree, Biology