Eric Thomas, PhD

Dr. Eric Thomas is the global director of method development and validation for LC-MS-based bioanalysis for Labcorp Bioanalytical Services.

Hazel Staton

Hazel Staton has a BSc from The University of Sheffield in biochemistry and graduated in 2007. Upon graduation, Hazel joined Labcorp Biopharmaceutical CMC Services as a QC analyst in the molecular biology department and progressed to become a QC scientist.

Daniel Sikkema, PhD

Dr. Daniel Sikkema brings more than 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical, vaccine and cell/gene therapy fields supporting oncology, neurosciences, respiratory, immunology and infectious disease. He has held positions of increasing responsibility at leading pharmaceutical and diagnostic instrumentation companies. In his career, he has contributed to the licensure of numerous vaccines and biopharmaceuticals, as well as the world’s first ex vivo cell/gene therapy product, leading to more than $150 billion in sales.

Keith Rennier, PhD

Dr. Keith Rennier has more than 13 years of biomedical research and development expertise in PCR, cell-based assays, signal transduction pathways and flow cytometry. His research has primarily focused on cellular mechanotransduction, tumor immunology and cancer biology.

He earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from Purdue University in 2015. As a postdoctoral research fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, Keith focused on assay development to delineate key oncogenic signaling pathways and immune cell recruitment in human tumors.

Brendan Powers, PhD

Dr. Brendan Powers joined Labcorp Bioanalytical Services in 2018 and has more than 10 years in biological and analytical research. In his current role as senior manager, Brendan manages a team that undertakes original research that includes developing and confirming highly sensitive, reliable assay methodologies for fast and accurate analysis of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals in biological fluids and tissues. In addition, he is a subject matter expert and global innovation leader for LC-MS analysis of biopharmaceuticals (biologic therapeutics).

Natalie Oldham

Natalie Oldham joined Labcorp Biopharmaceutical CMC Services in 2012 and is presently a QC scientist focusing on cell and gene therapy testing, providing scientific and regulatory advice in support of molecules in the preclinical and clinical stages of development.

Natalie studied human biology and infectious disease at the University of Salford and is a key subject matter expert in the development and validation of DNA- and RNA-targeting assays using various nucleotide extraction and qPCR‑based methods within GLP, GCP and GMP regulations. 

Aaron Ledvina, PhD

Dr. Aaron Ledvina joined Labcorp Bioanalytical Services as an LC-MS method development chemist shortly after completing his PhD in analytical chemistry, studying under professor Joshua Coon in 2012. In 2014, Aaron was promoted to the role of technical lead for method development. In that role, Aaron continued to work as an individual contributor but was also heavily involved in troubleshooting, client-facing and promoting Labcorp Bioanalytical Services.

Trent Kunkle

Trent Kunkle joined Labcorp Biopharmaceutical CMC Services in 2018 and is presently a QC scientist operating under GMP, GLP and GCP regulatory guidance. In late 2019, Trent collaborated with internal staff to help establish the cell and gene therapy department for molecular bioanalysis. Trent specializes in DNA/RNA extraction and QPCR assay design to support cell and gene therapies throughout the drug development continuum.  

Fan Jin

Fan Jin oversees Labcorp’s Central Lab and Bioanalytical Lab in Singapore, China and Japan with a focus on continued growth and maintaining a high-quality reputation for global and regional clients. Prior to her current role, Fan was Executive Director of Labcorp China Bioanalytical Lab China and was responsible for LC/MS/MS and Immunochemistry within the Bioanalytical Lab. Drawing on her new drug development experience and excellent working knowledge in managing operations in China, Fan built and developed a strong scientific team.

Tracy Iles

Tracy Iles brings more than 20 years of experience in the molecular bioanalytical field and in multiple CMC fields, including virology, bioassay and ELISA. She possesses specialized expertise in cell culture, cell-based assays, DNA/RNA isolation and qPCR/RT-qPCR/ddPCR.