Stefanie Mullins

Experience

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  Fox Chase Cancer Center

  Jan 2006 - Nov 2009

  Projects: Discovery of natural substrates and binding proteins for FAP to elucidate its function. Analysis of FAP function in the tumor stromal environment using an in vitro model system. Examination of the effect of the tumor stroma on chemoresistance. Screening cancer therapeutics either activated by FAP or directly inhibiting FAP. Development of a tissue specific FAP transgenic mouse.

  • Intern-Office of Corporate Alliances

    Aug 2009 - Nov 2009

  • Post Doctoral Associate

    Jan 2006 - Aug 2009
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  MedImmune

  Nov 2009 - May 2017

  Scientist I

  • Pharmacology lead for late stage projects: involved in planning, analysis, and presentation to the team. Chair Joint Pharmacology meeting under research collaboration.• Represent Research at cross-functional Joint Steering Committee, Product Development Team and Translational Sciences Sub-team meetings.• Develop optical imaging capabilities to support the oncology pipeline.• Initiate and manage external collaborations.• Management of Industrial Placement Students and FP7 Post-Doctoral Associate. Show less

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  AstraZeneca

  May 2017 - Oct 2019

  Scientist II

  • Research project lead: Cross-functional collaboration to deliver therapeutics through pipeline, target validation, stakeholder management• Pharmacology lead for oncology projects: involved in planning, analysis, and presentation to the team. Chair Joint Pharmacology meeting under research collaboration.• Represent Research at cross-functional Joint Steering Committee, Product Development Team and Translational Sciences Sub-team meetings.• Develop optical imaging capabilities to support the oncology pipeline.• Initiate and manage external collaborations.• Management of Industrial Placement Students Show less

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  Traveling

  Oct 2019 - May 2020

  Sabbatical
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  LabGenius

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

  Senior Sceintist

  LabGenius is the first biopharmaceutical company developing next generation protein therapeutics using a machine learning-driven evolution engine (EVA™).Our protein engineering platform integrates several bleeding edge technologies from the fields of machine learning, synthetic biology and robotics.Key responsibilities: Lead strategic pipeline development: target review, identification, and proposals Initiate and manage CRO studies: target validation and pre-clinical activities Initiate and manage relationship with KOLs Disease biology assessment of business development opportunities Mentoring junior colleagues Show less

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  F-star Therapeutics, Inc.

  Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

  Senior Scientist

  Translational sciences lead for early stage clinical programs.

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  InvoX Pharma Limited

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2024

  Principal Scientist

  Translational sciences lead for early stage clinical programs: o Define the translational sciences strategy in line with 5Rs for drug development. Target validation, PK/PD modeling, safety, dose and schedule selection (FIH and RP2D), biomarker strategy, patient selection strategy. o Delivery of key PK/PD and biomarker datasets with recommendations to support clinical project milestonesProject lead for preclinical project transitioning to the clinic: due diligence and gap analysis, recommended plan to support IND and work with team to deliver on plan, stakeholder management, collaboration with affiliate company Show less