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Translational Heme/Onc Scientist with a PhD and 5+ years of biopharma experience in assay development and gene therapy

Profile Summary

I am a Principal Scientist with a PhD in Biomedical Science and five years of biopharma experience, most recently at Novartis in the Oncology Department. My expertise spans translational oncology and hematology/HSC biology, with hands-on experience in in vitro and in vivo study design, multiparameter flow cytometry, patient-derived sample work, and biomarker assay development across ddPCR, qPCR, NGS, and MSD/ELISA platforms. At Novartis, I contributed as a core team member, led CRO partnerships, authored GLP/GCLP-compliant SOPs, and mentored junior scientists. My research has been published in Nature and Disease Models & Mechanisms and presented at international conferences. I hold a GCLP certification and am a pending USPTO registrant. I bring deep technical expertise, a collaborative approach, and a strong track record of driving translational science from concept to meaningful results.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Biomarker Discovery
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Hematology
• ☆ Hematology-Oncology
• ☆ Gene Therapy

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Principal Scientist I

Novartis

May 2024 - February 2026

Senior Scientist II

Novartis

July 2021 - May 2024

Graduate Student

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

January 2016 - July 2021

Education

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

August 2015 - July 2021

PhD (Integrated Biomedical Sciences)

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

August 2015 - June 2021

BS (Chemistry)

Appalachian State University

August 2011 - May 2015

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Appalachian State University

August 2011 - May 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Kaitly J. Woodard, Phillip A. Doerfler, Kalin D. Mayberry, Akshay Sharma, Rachel Levine, Jonathan Yen, Virginia Valentine, Lance E. Palmer, Marc Valentine, Mitchell J. Weiss (2022). Limitations of mouse models for sickle cell disease conferred by their human globin transgene configurations . Disease Models & Mechanisms.

Gregory A. Newby, Jonathan S. Yen, Kaitly J. Woodard, Thiyagaraj Mayuranathan, Cicera R. Lazzarotto, Yichao Li, Heather Sheppard-Tillman, Shaina N. Porter, Yu Yao, Kalin Mayberry, et al.(2021). Base editing of haematopoietic stem cells rescues sickle cell disease in mice . Nature. 595. (7866). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 295--302. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Kaitly Woodard(1970). HPLC sample prep . protocols.io.

DISSERTATION THESIS

(2021). Genomic Characterization of Sickle Cell Mouse Models for Therapeutic Genome Editing Applications .

PREPRINT

Kaitly Woodard(2019). HPLC sample prep v1 . {ZappyLab}, Inc.