Safak Yalcin
Global Biomarker Lead
- Role
- Director, Global Biomarker Lead at Takeda
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Safak Yalcin
I am a passionate molecular & cellular biologist and strategic leader with 15 years of experience advancing therapeutic innovation in cancer biology, hematology, immunology, and inflammatory diseases.I bring proven expertise in discovery, lead nomination, and preclinical development, having contributed to four successful IND submissions with full oversight from target validation through IND-enabling studies.As the translational medicine and biomarker lead on global cross-functional clinical teams, I drive clinical biomarker strategy across Phase 1–3 development. My work spans diverse modalities, including monoclonal antibodies, ADCs, and small molecules. I’m committed to bridging science and strategy to deliver impactful therapies to patients.
Experience
Director, Global Biomarker Lead
Nov 2025 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Education
Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Biology/ Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Biology
2006
Skills
- In Vitro
- Western Blotting
- Cell Sorting
- Virus Production
- In Situ Hybridization
- Transfection
- Hematopoiesis
- Graphpad Prism
- Flow Cytometry
- Cell Lines/Primary Cell Culture
- Elisa
- Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
- Cell
- Protein Assays
- Mouse Models
- Cancer Animal Models
- Cell Biology
- Pcr
- Cancer
- Flowjo
- Stem Cells
- Luciferase Assay
- Chip Assay
- Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Biology
- Embryonic Stem Cells
- Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Molecular Genetics
- Cell Signaling
- Molecular Biology
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Immunohistochemistry
- Pcr Techniques Such as Rt-Pcr, Qrt-Pcr, Splinkerette Pcr
- Facs
- Ihc/ If
- Assay Development
- Endnote
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Genetics
- Immunoprecipitation
- Molecular Cloning
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