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Yu Yang

Belle Mead,USA

Summary

Dynamic Sr. Scientist with extensive experience at Boehringer Ingelheim, excelling in LC-MS assay development and validation. Proven leadership in guiding teams to enhance method validation efficiency, while ensuring compliance with GLP/GCP standards. Skilled in analytical instrumentation and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive project success.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Scientist

Boehringer Ingelheim
North Brunswick, NJ
06.2023 - Current
  • Developed LC-MS assay for small molecules, metabolites, biomarkers, peptide, oligonucleotide and protein in biological samples including tissues, plasma, CSF and etc
  • Served as expert on GLPs and guidelines
  • Developed, validated, troubleshot, modified and utilized bioanalytical methods in compliance with global regulatory requirements
  • Developed ligand binding assay including MSD, Gyrolabs, Quanterix SP-X and ELISA for PK and ADA for new biological entities
  • Led experimental study design and data analysis/results of junior-level scientists
  • Independently operated, troubleshot and maintained, as well as led others in the operation and maintenance instrumentation in a validated state
  • Provided technical expertise to recommend chemical approaches and equipment to develop and maintain a state-of-the-art laboratory
  • Worked with outside vendors to assure maintenance of laboratory equipment and operations
  • Served as Study Director or Principal Investigator leading junior scientists in completing work
  • Interacted with regulatory agencies in discussing the enforcement method and performing method demo and organize and participate in method trials
  • Assisted in expert statements and answering questions for regulatory purposes for area of expertise
  • Interacted with cross-functional Global Innovation Research and Development Project Leaders and Teams

Team Lead III

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
Malvern, PA
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Led a team of 8 junior scientists in developing and validating quantitative mass spectrometry methods, for small molecules, mAb, and biomarkers in regulated clinical/preclinical studies, ensuring compliance with GLP/GCP standards
  • Achieved a 50% increase of team revenue in method validation and sample analysis
  • Deeply involved in SOP improvement according to regulation e.g
  • FDA guidance, ICH M10 and etc

Sr. Scientist

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
Malvern, PA
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Independently developed GLP/GCP level bioanalytical method for small molecules, metabolites, biomarkers, peptide, oligonucleotide and protein in biological fluids and tissues using LC-MS/MS, supporting preclinical, and clinical studies

Scientist II

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
Malvern, PA
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Validated more than 10 bioanalytical methods following GLP/GCP guidance using LC-MS and ICP-MS
  • Managed good communication with PM, client, team members for project status and solution for challenges
  • Maintained and troubleshot of LC (Agilent 1290, Shimadzu AC30, etc), MS (SCIEX 6500+,6500, 5500, 4000 and Agilent 6400 series) and ICP-MS (Agilent 8800)

Scientist I

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
Malvern, PA
07.2020 - 01.2021
  • Worked as principal investigator for method validation and sample analysis for small molecule bioanalysis
  • Interpreted and reviewed results to ensure the regulated work quality
  • Completed study reports, research documentation and laboratory record

Research Assistant

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
09.2014 - 05.2020
  • Utilized nano-LC/OTLC with MS for qualitatively proteomics studies
  • Narrow open tubular liquid chromatography column (OTLC) synthesis, characterization of the synthesized solid phases and validate high efficiency of OTLC in LC-MS bioanalysis
  • Dedicated analytical instrument design as 2D-LC system with UV-Vis multichannel detector, miniaturized LC connecting with MS

Teaching Assistant

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
09.2014 - 09.2016
  • Independently taught lab courses including General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis
  • Supported faculty clerical needs in Chem/Biochem dept
  • By preparing class materials, stocking supplies and grading course assignments

Research Assistant

Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
03.2012 - 07.2014
  • Supported PI during research for Three-way catalyst modification using GC-MS for quantification
  • Assisted PI in designing an ion-liquid based method to synthesize the covalent organic framework (polyimide) as a photocatalyst and characterization with particle size analyzer, SEM and TEM

Education

Doctor of philosophy - Analytical Chemistry

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK, USA
05.2020

Bachelor of science - Chemistry

Nanjing University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
07.2014

Skills

  • Different sample purification techniques(SPE, SLE, etc)
  • Affinity capture
  • Immunocapture
  • Enzymatic digestion
  • Tissue Homogenization
  • SCIEX Triple quadrupole 7500,6500,5500 etc
  • Thermo Q Exactive MS
  • Thermo Orbitrap Exploris 240
  • Agilent 8800 ICP-MS
  • Agilent 6545 Q-TOF
  • Agilent 1200 UPLC
  • Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 UHPLC
  • Capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF)
  • Open tubular capillary LC
  • Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection
  • UV-vis DAD
  • Fluorescent inverted microscope
  • Meso Scale Discovery (MSD)
  • Gyrolabs
  • ELISA
  • Quanterix SP-X Imaging and Analysis System
  • Agilent BioTeck 800TS microplate reader
  • Tomtec Quadra4 liquid handler
  • Hamilton Microlab STAR automated liquid handling platform
  • Biotage Extrahera HV-5000 automated sample preparation workstation
  • Chromeleon
  • Analyst
  • SCIEX OS
  • Watsons LIMS
  • MaxQuant
  • Xcalibur
  • Solidworks
  • LabView
  • LightTools
  • ChemDraw

Publications

  • Liquid Chromatographic Separation Using a 2 μm id Open Tubular Column at Elevated Temperature, Yang Y, Xiang P, Chen A, et al., Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 93, 10, 4361-4364
  • Liquid Chromatography Using≤ 5 μm Open Tubular Columns, Xiang P, Yang Y, Chen H, et al., TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 116321
  • Picoflow Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry for Ultrasensitive Bottom-Up Proteomics Using 2-μm-id Open Tubular Columns, Xiang P, Zhu Y, Yang Y, et al., Analytical Chemistry, 2020, 92, 7, 4711-4715
  • Performing flow injection chromatography using a narrow open tubular column, Xiang, P., Yang, Y., Zhao, Z., Wang, J., Chen, M., Chen, A., & Liu, S., Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020, 1109, 19-26
  • Non-porous thin dense layer coating: Key to achieving ultrahigh peak capacities using narrow open tubular columns, Yang Y, Liu S., Talanta Open, 2020, 1, 100003
  • On-column and gradient focusing-induced high-resolution separation in narrow open tubular liquid chromatography and a simple and economic approach for pico-gradient separation, Yang Y, Xiang P, Chen H, et al., Analytica Chimica Acta, 2019, 1072, 95-101
  • Experimentally validating open tubular liquid chromatography for a peak capacity of 2000 in 3 h, Xiang P, Yang Y, Zhao Z, et al., Analytical Chemistry, 2019, 91, 16, 10518-10523
  • Ultrafast gradient separation with narrow open tubular liquid chromatography, Xiang P, Yang Y, Zhao Z, et al., Analytical Chemistry, 2019, 91, 16, 10738-10743
  • Narrow, open, tubular column for ultrahigh-efficiency liquid-chromatographic separation under elution pressure of less than 50 bar, Yang Y, Chen H, Beckner M A, et al., Analytical Chemistry, 2018, 90, 18, 10676-10680
  • Two-dimensional liquid chromatography consisting of twelve second-dimension columns for comprehensive analysis of intact proteins, Ren, J., Beckner, M. A., Lynch, K. B., Chen, H., Zhu, Z., Yang, Y., ... & Lu, J. J., Talanta, 2018, 182, 225-229
  • Multiple-channel ultra-violet absorbance detector for two-dimensional chromatographic separations, Lynch K B, Yang Y, Ren J, et al., Talanta, 2018, 181, 416-421
  • A narrow open tubular column for high efficiency liquid chromatographic separation, Chen H, Yang Y, Qiao Z, et al., Analyst, 2018, 143, 9, 2008-2011
  • Tunable electroosmosis-based femto-liter pipette: a promising tool toward living-cell surgery, Chen, A., Lynch, K. B., Ren, J., Jia, Z., Yang, Y., Lu, J. J., & Liu, S., Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 89, 20, 10806-10812
  • High-performance liquid chromatographic cartridge with gradient elution capability coupled with UV absorbance detector and mass spectrometer for peptide and protein analysis, Lynch K B, Chen A, Yang Y, et al., Journal of Separation Science, 2017, 40, 13, 2752-2758
  • Sulfur-doped polyimide photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation, Wang C, Guo Y, Yang Y, et al., ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6, 6, 4321-4328
  • Developing high-efficiency π conjugated polymer semiconductor for photocatalytic degradation of dyes under visible light irradiation, Chu S, Wang C, Yang Y, et al., RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 100, 57153-57158

Conference Presentations

  • A Novel, Sensitive, High-throughput Assay To Quantify Simultaneously Three Neurotransmitter Biomarkers in Human Plasma by Benzoyl Chloride Derivatization Coupled With UPLC-MS/MS, Muyang Li, Huiyu Zhou, Yang, Y, et al., WRIB, 2022
  • A Robust, Simple, High-Throughput UPLC-MS/MS Assay To Quantify a Novel Biomarker, Phenylacetylglutamine, in Human Plasma, Yang, Y, et al., WRIB, 2022
  • A Sensitive and High-throughput Assay to Quantify Lotepredonol Etabonate and Ketorolac Tromethamine in Human Urine Treated with SDS by SLE-UPLC-MS/MS, Yang, Y, et al., ASMS, 2022
  • A Rapid, Robust, Sensitive and High-throughput UPLC-MS/MS Assay to Quantify Murine Double Minut2 (MDM2) -p53 Inhibitor Alrizomadlin in Human Plasma, Yang, Y, et al., ASMS, 2021
  • A Simple, High-throughput, and Sensitive UPLC-MS/MS Assay to Quantify Abiraterone Acetate in Human Plasma, Yang, Y, et al., ASMS, 2021
  • Narrow, open, tubular column for ultrahigh-efficiency liquid-chromatographic separation, Yang, Y, et al., Pittcon, 2019
  • A Miniized High‐performance liquid chromatographic cartridge with gradient elution capability coupled with UV absorbance detector and mass spectrometer for peptide and protein analysis, Yang, Y, et al., ISCCxGCGC, 2017

Expertise

Different sample purification techniques, such as PPE, SLE, LLE, SPE, affinity capture, immunocapture, enzymatic digestion, homogenization and etc., Agilent 1200 UPLC, Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 UHPLC, Capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF), open tubular capillary LC, SCIEX Triple quadrople 7500, 6500+, Agilent 6400 series, The Agilent 6545 Q-TOF, Thermo Orbitrap Exploris 240, ICP-MS Agilent 8800, Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection, UV-Vis detection, UV-vis DAD, fluorescent inverted microscope, Tomtec Quadra4 liquid handler, Hamilton Microlab STAR automated liquid handling platform, Biotage Extrahera HV-5000 automated sample preparation workstation, Chromeleon, Analyst, SCIEX OS, Watons LIMS, MaxQuant, Xcalibur, Matlab, Origin, Solidworks, LabView, LightTools, ChemDraw, Microsoft Office

Timeline

Sr. Scientist

Boehringer Ingelheim
06.2023 - Current

Team Lead III

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
01.2023 - 05.2023

Sr. Scientist

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
01.2022 - 12.2022

Scientist II

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
01.2021 - 12.2021

Scientist I

Resolian (previously Alliance Pharma)
07.2020 - 01.2021

Research Assistant

University of Oklahoma
09.2014 - 05.2020

Teaching Assistant

University of Oklahoma
09.2014 - 09.2016

Research Assistant

Nanjing University
03.2012 - 07.2014

Doctor of philosophy - Analytical Chemistry

University of Oklahoma

Bachelor of science - Chemistry

Nanjing University
Yu Yang