Yvonne M. Kobayashi, Ph.D.

Yvonne M. Kobayashi, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Currently, they hold the position of Sr. Director, Project Management and Partner Relationships at Prevail Therapeutics since March 2023.

Prior to this, Yvonne worked at Eli Lilly and Company from 2012 to 2023. Yvonne M.'sroles at Eli Lilly included Sr. Director, Early Phase Alliance Management; Sr Director BioProcessing Research and Development and Manufacturing, Corporate Business Development; Sr. Director, Emerging Technology & Innovation, Corporate Business Development; and Principal Research Scientist.

Yvonne also worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine from 2014 to 2023.

In addition, they worked at ARMGO Pharma, Inc. as the Director of Muscle Biology from 2011 to 2012. Yvonne M.'sresponsibilities included being the Biology Liaison between ARMGO and Servier Pharmaceuticals, serving as a Principal Research Scientist, and handling EHS and RSO, Company Operations.

Yvonne's early career include roles at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, where they served as an Associate Faculty member from 2000 to 2011. During this time, they received a Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Research Fellowship and a NRSA Post-doctoral Research Fellowship.

Before this, Yvonne worked as a Senior Research Technician at Indiana University School of Medicine, where they conducted research on cardiac and skeletal muscle membrane proteins.

Yvonne M. also has experience working as a Senior Laboratory Technician at the University of Notre Dame, where they focused on molecular biology and virology, and as a Laboratory Research Assistant at the same institution, working in the Arbovirus Laboratory.

Yvonne's earliest experience includes working as a Laboratory Research Assistant at University of Notre Dame - American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc., and as a NIH Research Apprentice at the University of Notre Dame, where they conducted research on metastatic progression of adenocarcinoma tumor cells in rat models.

Yvonne M. Kobayashi, Ph.D. has a diverse education history. Yvonne M. completed their Certification in Business in Life Sciences at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, they earned their Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Cardiac Muscle from the Indiana University School of Medicine between 1993 and 1999. Yvonne also pursued graduate studies at Indiana University from 1989 to 1992. Yvonne M. obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Science Preprofessional from the University of Notre Dame from 1984 to 1988. Additionally, Yvonne holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Membrane Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Protein Expression, and Purification from the Indiana University School of Medicine, although the years are unspecified.