Thomas Malia

Thomas Malia has extensive work experience in the field of protein sciences. Thomas is currently working as the Director of Protein Sciences at Repertoire Immune Medicines since June 2020. Prior to this, they held the role of Principal Scientist in Protein Production & Analytics at the same company from February 2018 to June 2020.

Before joining Repertoire Immune Medicines, Thomas Malia worked at Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson for a significant period of time. Thomas served as a Senior Scientist, leading therapeutic antibody programs from pre-portfolio to NME stage-gate. Thomas also played a key role in the discovery and characterization of hits and collaborated with the Neurosciences Discovery team. From 2007 to 2011, they held the position of Research Scientist at Janssen, where they contributed to the improvement of the crystallization infrastructure and methodology, purification of proteins and complexes, and protein biophysical analysis.

Thomas Malia started their career as a Postdoctoral Associate at Harvard Medical School in 2006, before transitioning into industry roles.

Thomas Malia completed their education in a chronological order. Thomas started their academic journey at Ursinus College in 1995, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Chemistry and a minor in German. Thomas studied at Ursinus College until 1999.

Following their undergraduate studies, in 1999, Thomas Malia became a Fulbright Scholar and attended the Technical University of Munich for a year to further their knowledge in Chemistry.

Continuing their pursuit of higher education, Thomas Malia enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000. Thomas successfully completed their Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry in 2006, further specializing in their field of study.

Overall, Thomas Malia's education history includes a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry with a minor in German from Ursinus College, a Fulbright Scholarship at the Technical University of Munich, and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.