Reta Sarsam, Phd Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Lead technical transfer projects for mid-to-late stage clinical and commercial manufacturing programs.
• Drive business decisions on facility fit, plant time, and new technologies, communicating recommendations to clients.
• Conduct facility fit activities, including process flow diagrams, scale-up calculations, equipment and solution requirements, and bill of materials (BOM) generation.
• Provide supervisory and technical support for cGMP production runs, including handling deviations, process impact assessments, change controls, and CAPAs.
• Compile and analyze process and experimental data, sharing insights with clients and upper management through updates and campaign reports.
• Lead complex investigations and troubleshooting efforts, offering actionable recommendations to manufacturing.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Led development and validation projects for various assays and equipment ensuring GMP compliance
• Authored and reviewed regulatory documents, including SOPs, protocols, and technical reports
• Played a key role in setting up a BSL2/GMP lab for AAV analysis
• Managed sample schedules, ensuring testing aligned with established delivery timelines
• Performed troubleshooting of laboratory methods and equipment, resolving technical issues promptly
• Managed laboratory operations, including equipment calibration, maintenance, and reagent stock management

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Developed and implemented detailed analytical R&D programs for protein characterization
• Managed multiple projects, ensuring deadlines were met while maintaining high-quality results
• Utilized analytical technologies including PCR and HPLC in method development and validation
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to achieve research milestones
• Communicated project status through technical reports, presentations, and documents

• Designed and executed experiments focusing on transcription-coupled DNA repair
• Collaborated across disciplines to validate findings through functional assays and additional experiments
• Developed protocols for analytical techniques, conducted assays to study protein function and interactions
• Instructed Chemistry courses, Protein Biochemistry, and DNA Recombinant laboratories

• Characterized proteins associated with mitochondrial regulation
• Developed lipid-protein binding assay to characterize mitochondrial proteins, targeted the membrane
• Developed analytical protocols including PCR assays and expression and purification methods

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biochemistry, Biophysics And Molecular Biology, Gpa 4.0

• National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Fellowship Award - Highly competitive, 2,000 awarded nationwide from more than 13,000.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Chemistry, Gpa 4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, Gpa 3.8