Alexander Lee has extensive work experience in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. Alexander has held various positions over the years, starting with their role as a Student Research Assistant at Cal State East Bay Function Genomics Lab in 2004.
From 2005 to 2010, Alexander worked as a Scientist at Roche and BIOMERIEUX, where they conducted research on culturing cells, maintaining strain libraries, and performing multiplex assays.
In 2010, they worked as a Contract Scientist II at Siemens Healthcare, where they focused on culturing gram-negative cells and optimizing DNA extraction protocols.
From 2011 to 2016, Alexander worked as a Research Associate at Cepheid, assisting in the development of infectious disease multiplex assays on the GeneXpert platform. Alexander also conducted qPCR reactions, grew strains, and performed risk-analysis experiments.
In 2017, Alexander joined Cortexyme Inc. as a Scientist I, Manager of Laboratory Operations. Alexander executed qPCR and extraction of proteins, RNA, and DNA, and performed various assays.
In 2018, they worked as a Senior Research Associate and Lab Manager at a private startup corporation, where they developed and transferred processes from research protocols to the clinical laboratory.
In 2019, Alexander joined Orchard Therapeutics as an Analytical Science and Technology Associate Scientist, where they performed analytical testing and cell culture related to stem cell research and treatment of rare inherited diseases. Alexander also worked as a Sr Analytical Operations Associate, maintaining in-house control cells and performing genomic DNA extraction on stem cells for gene therapy studies.
In 2020, Alexander joined Revance Therapeutics, Inc. as a Senior Quality Control Analyst, where they executed cell-based potency and ELISA assays on drug substances and maintained in-house mammalian cell lines.
Finally, in 2022, Alexander joined Alamar Biosciences, Inc. as an Associate Scientist II in Product Development. Alexander'sresponsibilities include streamlining analytical test methods, executing oligos and probes screening, and performing QC of reagents.
Throughout their career, Alexander has gained expertise in various techniques, including ddPCR, qPCR, cell culture, and DNA extraction.
Alexander Lee began their education in 1998 at UC DAVIS, where they received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2003. Afterward, they attended Cal State U, East Bay from 2004 to 2005, where they obtained a Certificate in Biotechnology. In addition to these degrees, Alexander also holds a California Biotechnology Post Bac. certificate, which was obtained from Cal State Hayward, although the specific month and year of its obtention are not provided.
January, 2022 - present