Austin McIlsley

Austin McIlsley is a Research and Development Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, having joined the company in June 2024. Prior to this role, Austin worked at Abcam from January 2018 to June 2024, serving as a Quality Control Lead Manufacturing Specialist, where significant improvements in team output were achieved, and as a Quality Control Senior Research Associate, developing advanced statistical analysis pipelines. Additional positions at Abcam included an Oracle ERP Superuser and a Quality Control Research Associate. Austin's early career included roles at Washington State University and Veterinary Medical Research and Development, where research contributions and quality control efforts were made in various laboratory settings. Austin holds a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Cell Biology and a Professional Science Master's in Molecular Biosciences from Washington State University.