Mahsa Majedi, M.S.
About Mahsa Majedi, M.S.
Mahsa Majedi, M.S., is a Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb in Redwood City, California, specializing in molecular biology techniques and human immune repertoire sequencing.
Title
Mahsa Majedi, M.S. holds the title of Scientist and is currently employed at Bristol Myers Squibb in Redwood City, California.
Current Company
Mahsa Majedi, M.S. works at Bristol Myers Squibb, focusing on drug discovery, personalized medicine, next-generation vaccines, and human genome sequencing. Her role involves managing multiple projects, ensuring deadlines are met, and collaborating with Ph.D. students, staff, and scientists.
Previous Work Experience
Before her current position, Mahsa Majedi served as Research Associate III/Research Associate Scientist 2 at Bristol Myers Squibb from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, she worked at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Research Assistant in The Crowe Lab, first as Research Assistant I from 2016 to 2018, and then as Research Assistant II from 2018 to 2019. She also gained experience as a Research Intern and Research Assistant at Middle Tennessee State University and a Clinical Microbiology Lab Technician at Masoud Clinical Diagnosis Laboratory in Tehran, Iran.
Education and Expertise
Mahsa Majedi earned a Master of Science in Professional Science-Biotechnology from Middle Tennessee State University, graduating in 2015 after two years of study. She received her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Azad University in Tehran. Her area of specialization includes single B cell sorting, human immune repertoire sequencing, and high-throughput sequencing technologies. She is proficient with advanced automation tools such as FACS, BioMek i7 liquid handler, Tecan, Janus, Octet, and others.
Skills and Proficiencies
Mahsa Majedi is skilled in using molecular biology techniques to recover antibodies from single B cells of transgenic animals. She has in-depth experience with high-throughput sequencing technologies, including the PacBio sequencer and Illumina MiSeq. She leads projects like the human immune repertoire sequencing project (HIP) that involves sequencing bulk and single-cell BCR and TCR genes. Her role requires robust organizational skills and a detail-oriented approach to optimize and develop assays in large-scale projects.