Samantha Howard
Senior Scientist and Scientific Lead, Neurology at Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease
- Role
- Senior Scientist at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Samantha Howard
Neuroscientist with experience leading preclinical drug discovery programs for rare neurological disorders. Motivated by elucidating biological mechanisms to develop innovative, effective, and safe therapeutic strategies that offer treatments for patients who deserve answers. Completed PhD in neuroscience at Tufts University School of Medicine and Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
Experience
Senior Scientist
Sep 2023 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Scientific lead for an AAV gene therapy program in rare neurology. Experience leading a cross functional team through IND-enabling preclinical studies and documentation for agency interactions. Contributing to discovery biology efforts and external evaluations in rare diseases with neurological and metabolic indications.Joined Alexion AstraZeneca with portfolio acquisition of Pfizer’s preclinical rare disease gene therapies.
Education
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Neuroscience
Tufts University School of Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience
Skills
- Matlab
- Medical Devices
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Fmri
- Literature Reviews
- Social Networking
- Research
- Lightroom
- Pcr
- Community Outreach
- Immunohistochemistry
- Genetics
- Python
- Laboratory
- Confocal Microscopy
- Editing
- Spanish
- Drosophila
- Social Media
- Cell Culture
- Data Analysis
- Photography
- Chemistry
- Statistics
- Grant Writing
- Microsoft Office
- Public Speaking
- Microscopy
- Teaching
- Microsoft Word
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Neuroscience
- Western Blotting
- Rnai
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