Core R&D Labs
Staffed by professionals and equipped with advanced resources, these teams develop new methods, collect experimental data, and help interpret results. Their work advances our research portfolio and helps ensure that our most promising molecules and methods are ready for real-world impact.
Biologics, Vaccines & Process Development
These teams produce and characterize proteins using prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. They also create comprehensive technology transfer packages for our emerging biologics, vaccines, and technology platforms.

Rashmi Ravichandran, MS
Scientist 4
Core Leader

Mila Lamb
Scientist 2

Daniel Pfalmer
Scientist 2

Adian Valdez
Scientist 2

Rebecca Cole
Scientist 1

Alex Goodson
Scientist 2

Garrett Ruth
Research Assistant

Hanul Lewis
Research Assistant
Peptides
This team synthesizes and analyzes synthetic peptides. They also train IPD scientists in advanced purification techniques.

Xinting Li
Scientist 3
Core Leader

Carolina Moller
Scientist 1
Assay & Analytics
These teams generate insights into cellular processes, functionalities, and drug interactions by performing light-based microscopy and other sophisticated tests on biological samples.
Electron Microscopy
This team captures and analyzes images of protein samples using cutting-edge electron microscopes and data processing pipelines to reveal molecular structures, functions, and interactions.

Andrew Borst, PhD
Senior Scientist,
Core Leader

Connor Weidle
Scientist 4

Kenneth Carr
Scientist 2

Sophie Gerdes
Undergraduate Assistant

Lily Nuss
Undergraduate Assistant
Crystallography
Innovation Office
As part of one of the largest public universities in the world, we collaborate with the University of Washington’s innovation office CoMotion to secure patents that can pave the way for positive social and commercial impact.
This partnership has led to hundreds of new innovations, extending our reach to development partners around the world.















