Mahantappa Halimani

Mahantappa Halimani is a Principal Scientist at Aurion Biotech since July 2023, with extensive experience in immunology and cell biology. Previously, Mahantappa worked at Mustang Bio as a Senior Scientist and Team Lead from April 2021 to June 2023, focusing on CAR-T Cell and Gene Therapy. Mahantappa's experience includes a key role at Pfizer from April 2018 to March 2021, where responsibilities encompassed the development and execution of cell-based biomeasure assays. Additional roles span research and development positions at Oxford Immunotec, Harvard Medical School, and Saarland University, complemented by early career positions at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, and SR Biotechnologies. Education includes a Ph.D. in Immunology and Cell Biology from Universität des Saarlandes, a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Gulbarga University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Science from SB College of Science, Gulbarga.