Christopher Yu Email & Phone Number

• Director, Technical Development Principal Scientist, Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, with 20+ years of biopharmaceutical industry experience • Extensive experience in product and process characterization in support of development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibody and other therapeutic proteins; led analytical activities for IND, BLA and other regulatory submissions of CMC sections; supported product comparability studies for process scale-up, optimization and validation, and manufacturing site transfer; skilled in method development and validation• Senior Group Leader in Protein Analytical Chemistry department, managing and supervising a group of 21 members including scientists, research associates, postdoctoral fellow, and interns• Expert in application of mass spectrometry in protein chemistry setting, including peptide map analysis, identification of low level sequence variants and mistranslation products, characterization of product related variants and degradation products, and process impurities including host cell proteins• Innovator and accomplished researcher in developing novel and improved analytical technologies in product characterization and new process technologies for improved product quality and consistency; author of more than 20 publications in peer reviewed journals and invited speaker at scientific conferences • Strong leader in CMC development, protein analytics, technology development and business processes; collaborate and lead with emphasis in open and effective communication; excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

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  University Of Maryland Baltimore County

  Chemistry And Biochemistry