Melanie Yap
About Melanie Yap
Melanie Yap is a Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb in Redwood City, California, with a background in biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology.
Title
Melanie Yap holds the title of Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb, located in Redwood City, California, United States.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
In her role at Bristol Myers Squibb, Melanie Yap is engaged in multiple vital activities, including designing and optimizing new in vitro techniques to address program questions. She is also an integral member of biology teams focusing on early discovery stromal biology targets and cancer biology targets. Melanie effectively analyzes, interprets, and communicates data in cross-functional meetings, aiding in making pivotal go/no-go decisions. Additionally, she collaborates interdepartmentally and with CROs, and presents project goals, timelines, assay designs, data updates, and major risks to leadership teams and colleagues.
Previous Experience at Penn State University
From 2015 to 2018, Melanie Yap served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. During this period, she gained significant experience in biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology as part of her graduate studies.
Experience at Rutgers University
Melanie Yap has an extensive history with Rutgers University. From 2014 to 2015, she worked as a Laboratory Technician in the Department of Plant Physiology and Pathology. Prior to that, she served as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the same department from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, from 2012 to 2014, she was a Sales Associate at Barnes & Noble College located at Rutgers University’s New Brunswick campus. Earlier still, she worked as a Camp Counselor at Life Time Fitness in Florham Park for two months in 2011.
Education and Academic Background
Melanie Yap completed her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Toxicology Option, from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick, where she studied from 2010 to 2014. She furthered her education at Penn State University, where she focused on Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology from 2015 to 2018, completing her graduate studies.