Agatha Maki, Phd Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Partner with Tech Ops team to advance business critical projects focused on development, tech transfer, and production of advanced therapies• Collaborate with team leads to manage the operational readiness program of AmplifyBio's new manufacturing facility - Amplify Manufacturing Enablement Center (AMEC)• Develop and manage project plans and cross functional timelines to track relevant KPIs • Facilitate meetings and planning activities to enable efficient and effective decision making for ongoing projects• Provide project management support for construction management/ facility build projects • Coordinate hiring process with hiring manager and AmplifyBio People & Culture team to increase headcount for AmplifyBio's new manufacturing facility** Directly involved in filling 20 positions from Sep '23-Jan '24 to meet Q1 2024 target headcount **

Columbus, Oh

• Recruitment of top talent in life sciences for small and medium-sized biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

• Develop and monitor database of federal funding opportunities in alignment with Andelyn’s mission to develop therapies for incurable diseases and rare disorders• Keep up to date on funding agency policies, regulations, and procedures• Responsible for technical writing, preparation, and submission of bids in response to federal contract RFPs

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Project manager responsible for client portfolio, client interactions, contract development, project planning, and technology transfer for cGMP production of Phase I investigational gene therapy/cell-based therapy drugs. • Writing of supporting documentation for manufacturing including research proposal plans, master process plans • Support development of SOPs and procedures in support of agreements for viral vector core, live viral vaccines, cell-based therapies (cultural and genetically-modified hematopoietic stem cells for clinical investigational use in Phase I and II human clinical trials), tissue engineering, recombinant proteins, and monoclonocal antibodies • Training on various Phase III protocols and changes with transition of Andelyn Biosciences to add Phase III/commercial capabilities

• Manage and support client portfolios to prepare client for manufacturing of cGMP production of Phase I investigational gene therapy/cell-based therapy drugs.• Writing of supporting documentation for manufacturing including research proposal plans, master process plans• Support development of SOPs and procedures in support of agreements for viral vector core, live viral vaccines, cell-based therapies (cultural and genetically-modified hematopoietic stem cells for clinical investigational use in Phase I and II human clinical trials), tissue engineering, recombinant proteins, and monoclonocal antibodies

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Meet with inventors at NCH to evaluate various technologies for commercial potential• Assist in evaluating patentability of technologies by performing prior art searches and market assessments of invention disclosures using various technology transfer databases (i.e., Sophia, Patsnap) and publishing technologies on a web-based platform (i.e., Flintbox).• Involved in marketing of technologies. Write technical briefs and communicate with companies to evaluate interest in technologies• Exposure to license and option agreements, MTA, CDA, and IIA• Participate in internal and external funding meetings to evaluate feasibility/fundability of technologies at various stages of development

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Developing and leading multiple projects investigating GALGT2 gene therapy for muscular dystrophy in the laboratory of Paul T. Martin• Building collaborations with other investigators in the Center for Gene Therapy to implement preclinical IND studies • Maintaining mouse colony and records of multiple stains of transgenic mice

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Taught discussion sections for molecular genetics course at The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, during which topics from lectures were reviewed• Taught lab portion of cellular tissue biology course at the College of Medicine by helping students identify various cellular structures and tissues and assisted in discussion of clinical cases/writing and grading lab quizzes• Held office hours and graded homework/assignments

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Analysis of neuropeptide release in mouse model of fragile X syndrome and rat hippocampus in the laboratory of Jonathan V. Sweedler.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience

B.A., Molecular, Cellular, And Developmental Biology (Mcdb), Summa Cum Laude