Sara Basinski

Sara Basinski has a diverse work experience in the biotechnology industry. Sara is currently working at Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc. as a Manager of Bioanalytical Sciences, where they manage bioanalytical work for non-clinical and clinical programs. Sara also supports toxicologists in preparing for IND-enabling studies and manages bioanalytical work at multiple vendors for various clinical stage programs.

Before joining Dragonfly Therapeutics, Sara worked at Verseau Therapeutics as a Scientist, where they focused on preclinical and bioanalysis. Prior to that, they were a Scientist in Antibody Discovery at the same company.

Sara also has experience working at Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. as a Sr. Associate Scientist in Antibody Discovery & Protein Engineering.

In addition, they worked at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research as a Scientific Associate II. In this role, they played a significant role in immunotherapy initiatives and was responsible for analyzing T cell activity and signaling using CAR therapies. Sara also worked on screening antibody alternative scaffolds.

Earlier in their career, Sara worked at EMD Serono, Inc. as a Research Associate in the Immunobiology group. Sara conducted screening for monoclonal antibodies and characterized clones of interest using various techniques. Sara also worked at Critical Therapeutics and EMD Lexigen Research Center as Co-op Research Associates, where they supported the immunobiology departments by screening monoclonal antibodies and maintaining cell lines.

Overall, Sara Basinski has gained extensive experience in bioanalytical sciences, antibody discovery, protein engineering, and immunotherapy throughout their career.

Sara Basinski completed their undergraduate education from 2002 to 2006 at Northeastern University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.