Sixue (Rosie) Cheng
About Sixue (Rosie) Cheng
Sixue (Rosie) Cheng is a Scientist-MSAT at Alkermes in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University.
Company
Sixue (Rosie) Cheng is currently employed at Alkermes, a biopharmaceutical company, working in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. She holds the position of Scientist-MSAT, contributing to the company's efforts in pharmaceuticals and drug delivery systems.
Title
Rosie Cheng holds the title of Scientist-MSAT at Alkermes. Her role involves critical functions related to manufacturing, technology transfer, and scientific communication for both oral solid dosage forms (OSD) and parenteral products.
Education and Expertise
Rosie Cheng earned her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University, studying from 2015 to 2020. Prior to this, she obtained a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, completed in one year from 2013 to 2014. Her foundational studies were in Applied Chemistry, earning a Bachelor's degree from South China University of Technology, completed over four years from 2009 to 2013.
Professional Background
Rosie Cheng has a diverse background in research and scientific roles. Before joining Alkermes, she served as a Research Assistant at Genentech in South San Francisco for three months in 2019. She also worked at Texas Tech University as a Research Assistant for six years from 2015 to 2021, and at Carnegie Mellon University for nine months in 2014 in the Greater Pittsburgh Area.
Industry Projects and Contributions
In her current role at Alkermes, Rosie Cheng led scale-down and scale-up recrystallization trials on a small-molecule parenteral drug product, providing essential data for Next-Gen product decisions. Rosie enhanced material characterization capabilities for biodegradable polymeric microsphere-based parenteral drug products, gaining new insights into API raw materials and product properties. Additionally, she supported commercial activities including start-up manufacturing, raw material validation, and tech transfer.