Experience

Artiva Biotherapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director, Analytical Development

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Fate Therapeutics Inc

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Dec 2019 - Aug 2022



Tizona Therapeutics, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist

  • May 2016 - Jun 2019

  -Project team lead responsible for coordinating and directing interdisciplinary efforts to evaluate novel antibody immunotherapy -Identified and evaluated novel immunology/oncology targets -Developed and executed molecular and cellular functional and signaling assays to evaluate novel targets and therapies -Developed work plans and directly managed CRO for non-human primate toxicology studies to meet aggressive project team timelines. -Authored experiment reports for… Show more -Project team lead responsible for coordinating and directing interdisciplinary efforts to evaluate novel antibody immunotherapy -Identified and evaluated novel immunology/oncology targets -Developed and executed molecular and cellular functional and signaling assays to evaluate novel targets and therapies -Developed work plans and directly managed CRO for non-human primate toxicology studies to meet aggressive project team timelines. -Authored experiment reports for FDA-approved IND and was a major contributing author of pre-IND briefing documents -Participated in teaching seminars intended to increase knowledge and communication between interdisciplinary coworkers Show less -Project team lead responsible for coordinating and directing interdisciplinary efforts to evaluate novel antibody immunotherapy -Identified and evaluated novel immunology/oncology targets -Developed and executed molecular and cellular functional and signaling assays to evaluate novel targets and therapies -Developed work plans and directly managed CRO for non-human primate toxicology studies to meet aggressive project team timelines. -Authored experiment reports for… Show more -Project team lead responsible for coordinating and directing interdisciplinary efforts to evaluate novel antibody immunotherapy -Identified and evaluated novel immunology/oncology targets -Developed and executed molecular and cellular functional and signaling assays to evaluate novel targets and therapies -Developed work plans and directly managed CRO for non-human primate toxicology studies to meet aggressive project team timelines. -Authored experiment reports for FDA-approved IND and was a major contributing author of pre-IND briefing documents -Participated in teaching seminars intended to increase knowledge and communication between interdisciplinary coworkers Show less



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jun 2013 - May 2016

  • Coordinate and implement a single protein vaccine study in cytomegalovirus infected rhesus macaques aimed at altering already established host-viral pattern of persistent infection • Evaluate cellular immune responses by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry • Correlate specific IL-10 cytokine responses and chronic cytomegalovirus shedding in oral mucosa • Evaluate and test antibody cross-reactivity of anti-viral IL-10 antibodies to cellular IL-10 using ELISA, Western Blot… Show more • Coordinate and implement a single protein vaccine study in cytomegalovirus infected rhesus macaques aimed at altering already established host-viral pattern of persistent infection • Evaluate cellular immune responses by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry • Correlate specific IL-10 cytokine responses and chronic cytomegalovirus shedding in oral mucosa • Evaluate and test antibody cross-reactivity of anti-viral IL-10 antibodies to cellular IL-10 using ELISA, Western Blot and viral IL-10 neutralization assays • Evaluate and analyze changes in patterns of viral shedding in vaccinated animals via quantitative real-time PCR • Analyze permanently altered or transient immunological changes in vaccinated animals via ELISA, neutralization assays, avidity and flow cytometry assays

• Staff Research Associate II

  • 2003 - May 2013

  • Assist in developing novel fluorescent virus neutralization assay • Assess the natural history of rhesus cytomegalovirus and B virus infection in rhesus macaques • Clone viral genes into expression vectors, for use in analysis of humoral immune responses via ELISA and Western blots, as well as in standards for qPCR • Perform qPCR, ELISA, Western, Neutralization assays for myriad projects running in the lab • Responsible for training, supervision of students and general lab… Show more • Assist in developing novel fluorescent virus neutralization assay • Assess the natural history of rhesus cytomegalovirus and B virus infection in rhesus macaques • Clone viral genes into expression vectors, for use in analysis of humoral immune responses via ELISA and Western blots, as well as in standards for qPCR • Perform qPCR, ELISA, Western, Neutralization assays for myriad projects running in the lab • Responsible for training, supervision of students and general lab maintenance



Cancer Research Center, UC Davis Medical Center

• Sacramento, California Area

• Student Assistant

  • 2003 - 2003

  • H&E staining of slide biopsy sections • Interface with surgical nursing staff and coordinate sample pick-up • H&E staining of slide biopsy sections • Interface with surgical nursing staff and coordinate sample pick-up