Dedicated research scientist with extensive biotechnology-pharmaceutical industry experience focused on antibody, protein therapeutics and in vitro diagnostics. Played key roles in the discovery and development of 4 commercial antibody drugs. Strong expertise in developing research strategies to test novel antibodies for receptor binding, immune functionality, pharmacokinetics/biodistribution, and for efficacy in rodent models. Diverse therapeutic areas include oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular and metabolism and neuroscience. Demonstrated ability to do innovative research with cross-functional compound teams, and writing scientific sections for IND related documents. Mentored numerous students and scientists on complex laboratory procedures and problem solving. ___Recommendation from Robert Jordan, PhD, Johnson & Johnson Fellow & Senior Director of Research (Sept. 2017) " I worked with Susan for 27+ years in discovery research and I can attest to how valuable she was to Centocor and (later) Johnson & Johnson. Her work ethic was incomparable. She was a co-author with me on several publications (including in Blood, Journal of Immunology and The Proceedings of the National Academy of sciences). I very much value the time we worked together."