Chun Pong Tam

Chun Pong (James) Tam is a Principal Scientist in RNA Sciences and Oligo Production at Beam Therapeutics, with a career spanning from January 2020 to the present, and previously held roles as Senior Scientist I and II and Scientist II. Prior experience includes work as a Scientist at Moderna Therapeutics from December 2018 to January 2020, focusing on mRNA stability and related research, and as a Research Associate and Graduate Research Assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital between August 2013 and November 2018, where research centered on RNA replication mechanisms. Earlier positions include an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Research Intern at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research. Chun Pong earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard University and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.