Amit Vaish

PhD in Bioengineering from Pennsylvania State University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Scientist, Lead Discovery and Characterization, Amgen 2018-present  Supporting discovery projects including targeted proteolysis for biophysical characterization to identify lead therapeutic candidates  Representing discovery attribute sciences in various project team meetings  Evaluating novel technologies to fulfill business needs Scientist, Discovery Attribute Sciences, Amgen 2015-2018  Supported discovery projects for binding analysis using multiple techniques (i.e., SPR, DLS and DSF) to understand biology, to validate target, and to identify lead therapeutic candidates (both small and large molecules)  Developed membrane-protein-focused technologies ranging from novel reconstitution/solubilization strategies to advancing direct-binding assay  Played a key role in the collaboration with Prof. Richard Murray (California Institute of Technology) in securing the funding from Amgen Chem-Bio-En