Yu Shen
Vice President, Head of Biology, BeOne Medicines
- Role
- Vice President, Head of Biology at BeOne Medicines
- Location
- North Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Yu Shen
Dr. Shen is a leader of oncology drug discovery with more than 25 years of industry experience. He joined BeOne Medicines in 2023 as Vice President, Head of Biology, leading biology functions including Discovery Biology, In Vivo Pharmacology, Molecular Science, DMPK and Preclinical Safety, meanwhile also fully responsible for BeOne\'s preclinical solid tumor portfolio from target proposal to IND. He started his career at Abbott Laboratories/AbbVie in 2001, assumed increasing responsibilities to Senior Research Fellow/Senior Director during his tenure at Abbott/AbbVie, and led the advancement of multiple drug discovery programs through stages ranging from target identification/validation, HTS, lead generation, lead optimization, clinical candidate selection, translational biomarker studies, up to IND filing and translational support of assets in clinical trials. Prior to joining Abbott Laboratories/AbbVie, Dr. Shen received his BS and MS degrees from Nanjing University in China, and earned his doctorate in cell biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Experience
Vice President, Head of Biology
Sep 2023 — Present
Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Cell Biology and Anatomy
1994 — 1998
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Post Doctor Fellow (Nicholas Tonks' Lab), Tyrosine Phosphatase
1998 — 2001
Nanjing University
M.S, Biochemistry
1993
Nanjing University
B.S, Biochemistry
1990
Skills
- Oncology
- Cell Biology
- Biotechnology
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Drug Discovery
- Drug Development
- Cancer
- Assay Development
- Pharmacology
- In Vitro
- Lifesciences
- Drug Design
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