Michael Baksh Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

Menlo Park, California, US

• Responsible for arrangement of biophysics group with both internal and external biophysics capabilities.
• Establishment and coordination of CRO efforts worldwide to expand internal bandwidth in both biophysics and protein sciences. Organizations collaborated with include: NovAlix, Wuxi, Biortus, Viva Biotech, Enzymlogic.
• Enabling orthogonal biophysical validation and discovery efforts for novel fungal metabolite-target pairs; provide critical positive and negative confirmation to enable or terminate programs as needed.

San Francisco, CA, CA

• Development of internal platform to observe induced-proximity therapeutics.
• Mentorship of junior scientists.

Tokyo, JP

• Biophysical investigation of molecular interactions in disease pathogenesis and early hit-finding. Extensive use of novel and established high-throughput biophysical methods (SPR, SEC-ASMS, Native-Mass Spec.
• Coordination of international CRO efforts to expand internal bandwidth and develop internal expertise using a variety of techniques. Organizations collaborated with include: NovAlix, Wuxi, Biortus, Evotec, Admera.
• Responsible for setting up internal and external RNA biophysics efforts.
• Assisted in developing methods for PROTAC discovery efforts.
• Aided internal education development at Takdea; created the first (now ongoing) intern research presentation conference at Takeda California, and the first virtual session during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Investigation of immunology and disease pathogenesis using novel and established high-throughput assay methods.
• Evaluated the molecular basis of Crohn’s disease (gut microbiome carbohydrate motifs), analysis of therapeutic compounds for Cystic Fibrosis (coordinated structural, binding, and functional receptor studies), screening.
• De novo automation and refinement of novel analytical techniques (BSI), creation of new analytical methods involving nanoplasmonic signal enhancement and label-free protein detection in whole-cell systems.
• Responsible for managing both internal and external collaborations as well as budgeting and timelines for milestones.
• Mentoring and supervision of direct reports/students as well as colleagues.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Establishing a program to investigate novel applications of label-free assay technology, primarily focused on integration of BSI with established assay methods.
• Responsible for setup of new laboratory infrastructure as well as mentoring/supervision of undergraduate researchers.
• Implemented a program of instruction in optical methods and microscopy for the Finn Lab, taught as an informal, graduate level course.

• Development of HTS membrane-based assay systems.
• Key in successfully transferring a membrane-based HTS assay from a technical academic lab to an external business partner.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, evaluating and developing milestones, and creation of documentation as well as budget allocation for start-up experiments.

La Jolla, California, US

• Application of lipid bilayer membrane technology to biochemical and instrumental systems.
• Integration of label-free detection methods with novel protein nanoparticle systems.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• External development of label-free molecular detection technology (BSI).

Berkeley, CA, US

• Conducted independent research in membrane and colloid physics and physical chemistry.
• Responsible for all IT-related tasks within parent research laboratory

Executive Mba

Ph.D, Biophysics

B.A, Molecular And Cell Biology; Immunology Emphasis