Lan Xu
Drug Discovery and Translational Science Leader
- Role
- Senior Vice President, Translational Medicine at Polymed Biopharmaceuticals
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lan Xu
Accomplished scientific leader with 20-year experience in drug discovery, translational sciences and early development in biotech industry and academia. Demonstrated success in driving multiple oncology and rare genetic disease programs to IND and phase 1 clinical trials. A strong track record in turning novel therapeutic ideas into first-in-class clinical assets that resulted in partnership deals with pharmaceutical companies. Led design and implementation of translational and biomarker strategies in oncology clinical trials. Innovative research leader with an excellent publication record. Motivational and engaged team leader with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience
Senior Vice President, Translational Medicine
Apr 2025 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Senior vice president (Sept 2025 - present)- fractionalAdvisor (Apr 2025 - Sept 2025)Translational medicine in early oncology clinical development ADC and PROTAC drug discovery for oncology and autoimmune diseasesBusiness function in the US site
Education
UC San Diego
Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences
Fudan University
Biochemistry
Skills
- Cell
- Functional Genomics
- Drug Discovery
- Parasitology
- Mouse Models
- Immunofluorescence
- Protein Expression
- Translational Research
- Molecular Biology
- In Situ Hybridization
- Cancer
- Genomics
- Medical Research
- Pk/Pd
- Pharmacology
- Animal Models
- Biochemistry
- In Vitro
- Immunohistochemistry
- Sirna
- Cell Signaling
- Neurodegeneration
- Pcr
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Oncology
- Cell Biology
- Biotechnology
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