Franco Abbate

Franco Abbate currently serves as the Director of Translational Sciences at Sapience Therapeutics, Inc., where responsibilities include developing strategies for identifying biomarkers and managing pharmacodynamics studies. Prior to this role, Franco held the position of Director of Pharmacology and Immuno-Oncology Research at Intensity Therapeutics, Inc., leading preclinical projects and designing immunotherapy strategies. Earlier experience includes a role as Scientist II in vivo Pharmacology at Atreca, Inc., where in vivo tumor studies were developed, and a postdoctoral research fellowship at Mount Sinai Health System, focusing on the biological functions related to tumor biology and mentoring. Franco began the academic journey as a PhD student at Policlinico Umberto I, studying molecular aspects of melanoma.