Blair Roszell

Blair Roszell has a solid and diverse work experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. They have worked at various companies including the Center for Breakthrough Medicines, GSK, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Biotech Group, and UNC Gene Therapy Center.

At the Center for Breakthrough Medicines, Blair currently holds the position of Associate Director, Viral Vector, Manufacturing Science & Technology, starting in April 2023.

At GSK, Blair has held several roles including Associate Director, Vector Process Development, Cell and Gene Therapy, where they led the Cell and Gene Therapy Control Strategy Community of Practice and trained teams on QbD risk assessments. They also served as the Manager of US Vector Process Development where they managed a project to implement an intensified, perfusion-based cell process. Additionally, Blair worked as a Cell and Gene Therapy Investigator and completed GSK’s Future Leaders Program (FLP) Graduate rotation program.

At the University of Pennsylvania, Blair worked as a National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellow, focusing on generating reporter cell lines and engineering vector constructs.

Blair also worked as a Consultant at Penn Biotech Group, where they provided consulting services for technology transfer and market opportunity assessment for novel vaccines.

Lastly, Blair's early career includes working as a Research Technician at the UNC Gene Therapy Center, where they engineered lentiviral vector constructs and verified their safety and efficacy.

Overall, Blair Roszell has extensive experience in various roles within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields, with a focus on viral vector development, process optimization, and risk assessments.

Blair Roszell obtained a B.S. degree in Applied Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the years 2000 to 2004. Following this, Blair pursued an M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University, completing the program between 2005 and 2007. Lastly, Blair Roszell earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science (Cell Biology) from The University of Connecticut Health Center, with the degree being awarded in the years 2007 to 2010.