Executive Director
CurrentProvide immunology leadership to support all Zenas programs activities
Feb 2024 - Present
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Executive Director
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Michele Youd is listed as Executive Director at Zenas BioPharma, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Michele Youd.
Michele Youd previously worked as Independent Consultant at Life Sciences and Senior Director Immunology and Translational Sciences at Egenesis, Inc.. Michele Youd holds Ph.D., Immunology from Boston University School Of Medicine.
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About Michele Youd
Energetic, results-driven leader with over 17 years’ experience in immunology and inflammation research and applied sciences expertise in a pharmaceutical setting. Reputation for passion and tenacity in consistently driving strategy and scientific excellence to develop and advance cutting-edge therapies spanning early discovery to early clinical development for autoimmune diseases and transplantation.
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11 roles · 32 years
Michele Youd work experience
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Independent Consultant
Life Sciences
Senior Director Immunology And Translational Sciences
Jan 2020 - May 2023
Director, Immunology
Built Immunology & Translational Sciences function responsible for R&D activities across the portfolio to advance gene edited cell and tissue therapies
Dec 2018 - 2020
Associate Director, Lab Head
Immunology and Inflammation Research Therapeutic Area, Global Project Leader working cross-functionally across Sanofi sites in US and Europe with focus on developing immune therapies for type 1 diabetes and associated autoimmune diseases
2014 - 2019
~5 yrs
Senior Scientist, Team Leader
Project Team Leader for biologics program, leading program from target validation to development candidate nomination
2010 - 2014
~4 yrs
Staff Scientist 2, Group Leader
Discovery research in immunology focusing on autoimmunity, including target identification and validation using in vitro and in vivo models
2007 - 2010
~3 yrs
Staff Scientist 1
Performed research using adult mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy in islet transplantation, type 1 diabetes and lupus and studied the immunosuppressive properties of MSCs
2005 - 2007
~2 yrs
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Efficacy of lymphotoxin-beta blockade to disrupt ectopic lymphoid tissue formation in models of lupus and RA
2003 - 2005
~2 yrs
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Immunoparasitology; peripheral and intrahepatic T cell and B cell responses to Schistosoma mansoni; hybridoma production from infected mice to generate S. mansoni specific monoclonal antibodies displaying immunoregulatory properties
2001 - 2003
~2 yrs
Graduate Student
B cell development; humoral immunity and germinal center; role of IgM in antigen trapping and follicular dendritic cell localization; generation and characterization of transgenic mouse with lupus like phenotype
1995 - 2001
~6 yrs
2 education records
Michele Youd education
Ph.D., Immunology
B.Sc., Microbiology
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Michele Youd works for Zenas BioPharma.
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Michele Youd is listed as Executive Director at Zenas BioPharma.
Where is Michele Youd based?
Michele Youd is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States while working with Zenas BioPharma.
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Michele Youd has worked for Zenas Biopharma, Life Sciences, Egenesis, Inc., Sanofi, and Genzyme.
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Michele Youd holds Ph.D., Immunology from Boston University School Of Medicine.
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