Dr. Mahtab Nourbakhsh

Principal Scientist with Expertise in Molecular Pharmacology, Inflammation, Biomarker Development, Clinical Molecular Genetic Testing, Biologics Design and Expression, Drug Discovery, Patent Development.

Directed a team of postdocs and scientists in drug lead discovery / Implemented translational genomics, cell-based assays, system biology, compound screening / Accomplished a multidisciplinary drug lead discovery project within time and budget limits / Was awarded a patent for anti-inflammatory natural compounds / In charge of publications, funding, hiring and communication with directory board and legal authorities

Supervised a team of scientists in molecular pharmacology / Implemented protein biochemistry, assay development, gene targeting and cell engineering / Was awarded a patent for anti-inflammatory gene products / In charge of publications, funding, hiring and communication with directory board / Development of enzyme assay and DNA purification systems for US biotech company / Establishment of stable cell lines for production of monoclonal antibodies for a German pharmaceutical and life sciences company