William Salomon
Research Leader | 20+ years RNA Therapeutics & Gene Editing | Delivery Biology | Building Teams at the Research-to-Development Nexus
- Role
- Senior Director at Tessera Therapeutics
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William Salomon
Biotech research and platform leader with 20+ years of experience advancing RNA-based and gene editing technologies from foundational platform biology through in vivo proof-of-concept and development candidate selection. Proven builder of high-performing, multidisciplinary teams in startup and pre-IPO environments, with deep expertise in RNA biology, RNA-interacting proteins, LNP delivery biology, and genome editing systems. Track record of translating novel platform biology into delivery strategies that de-risk early programs and enable pipeline advancement across liver, hematopoietic, and T-cell indications.
Experience
Senior Director
Jan 2024 — Present
Key leader in building Tessera’s biochemistry and delivery biology capabilities. Recruited and scaled teams, established research strategy and resources, and led mechanistic and translational work enabling rodent and NHP proof-of-concept using viral and non-viral delivery systems.
Education
UMass Chan Medical School
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
2009 — 2015
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
B.S., Biotechnology and Biology
2001 — 2005
Harvard University
Biotechnology
2006 — 2008
Skills
- Life Sciences
- Rnai Therapeutics
- Biotechnology
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Protein Expression
- Biochemistry
- Rna Biology
- Drug Discovery
- Cell Biology
- Technical Presentations
- Genetics
- Presentation Preparation
- Argonaute Proteins
- Transfection
- Molecular Cloning
- Scientific Writing
- Qpcr
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr)
- Sirna
- Western Blotting
- Rnai
- Science Communication
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