Tanja Mehlo
About Tanja Mehlo
Tanja Mehlo is an Associate Research Scientist II at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Redwood City, CA, specializing in immuno-oncology therapeutics and multi-color flow cytometry experiments.
Title
Tanja Mehlo holds the position of Associate Research Scientist II at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Redwood City, CA. In this role, she specializes in immuno-oncology research, focusing on therapeutics for tumors that are resistant to conventional immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Company
Currently, Tanja Mehlo is employed at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Her work centers on developing therapies in the field of immuno-oncology. She has experience working in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, contributing to vital research initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Tanja Mehlo completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology, which she pursued from 2010 to 2014. Tanja specializes in immuno-oncology therapies and possesses significant expertise in multi-color flow cytometry, a technique used to analyze immune cell markers.
Background
Before joining Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tanja Mehlo accrued extensive experience at various companies. She worked at Allakos Inc. as a Research Associate I and II spanning 2014 to 2018. She briefly served at Omniox Inc. as a temporary Research Associate in 2014 for five months. She also had an undergraduate research internship at Snyder Lab, Stanford University, in 2013.
Achievements
In her current role and past positions, Tanja Mehlo has been active in early-stage discovery research. She focuses on programs like bispecific antibody development and evaluates off-target effects of small molecule drugs on immune cells. She designs and conducts complex flow cytometry experiments and functional assays, contributing to significant advancements in immuno-oncology.