Raymond Li

Raymond Li has extensive work experience in the field of scientific research and development. Raymond is currently employed at Nkarta, Inc. as a Scientist I, a role they have held since July 2022. Prior to this, they worked as an Associate Scientist at Nkarta, Inc. from November 2020 to July 2022.

Before joining Nkarta, Inc., Raymond worked at Vir Biotechnology, Inc. as a CMC-Analytical SRA from March 2019 to November 2020. In this role, they were involved in the design, development, and implementation of cell-based experiments to support assay projects. Raymond gained expertise in proteomic assays, such as ELISA, virus tittering assay, qPCR, and Western Blot. Raymond also contributed to stability studies, assay optimization and development, troubleshooting, and assay transfer for viral vaccine programs.

Raymond's previous experience includes working at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Scientist II from December 2016 to March 2019. In this role, they were responsible for the technical development of eight in vitro diagnostic products and led troubleshooting studies for customer complaint cases. Raymond also generated technical SOPs and developmental reports, performed blood isolation for Proficiency Testing, attended conferences, and trained other scientists and departments. Raymond was proficient in qPCR and PCR analysis and supported software development.

Prior to Thermo Fisher Scientific, Raymond worked at Linkage Biosciences as a Data Analyst for a short period in 2016 and at Bio-Rad Laboratories as a Chemist II Quality Control from September 2012 to May 2016. At Linkage Biosciences, they performed data analysis tasks, while at Bio-Rad Laboratories, they executed QC work orders, supported daily operations, and conducted laboratory experiments.

Raymond's earliest work experience was as a Lab Assistant at UC Davis from April 2010 to May 2012. In this role, they assisted graduate students and researchers with their experiments on foodborne pathogens and participated in a long-term research project on factors influencing the survival of E. coli on lettuce.

Overall, Raymond Li has acquired significant expertise in scientific research, assay development, troubleshooting, QC, and laboratory operations throughout their work experience.

Raymond Li earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Science/ Microbiology from the University of California, Davis in 2011.