Vlad is responsible for setting up rAAV production in suspension cells within the Gene Editing Vector Core as well as overseeing in-house process development for upstream/downstream operations.
Prior to joining Life Edit Therapeutics, Vlad worked at StrideBio, a gene therapy company where he led the upstream process development team.
Vlad received his PhD in biochemistry and structural biology from Texas A&M University, where he used protein crystallography to study lysis enzymes and regulation in bacteriophages.