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Christopher Wassif

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Senior Director-Emerging Technologies & High-Throughput Platforms at AstraZeneca
📍 Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Christopher Wassif is the Senior Director of Emerging Technologies & High-Throughput Platforms at AstraZeneca. A Ph.D. trained molecular biologist from the University of Oxford, he leverages over 27 years of experience from the National Institutes of Health in rare diseases, antibody research, and biomarker discovery to lead teams in developing next-generation biologic treatments.

He pioneered the development of the first Next-Generation Sequencing Core Facility for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Senior Director-Emerging Technologies & High-Throughput Platforms
Location
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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AI in Drug Discovery
He frequently speaks about the convergence of high-throughput antibody discovery platforms with machine learning to accelerate the identification of new therapeutics.
Antibody Engineering
His roles at AstraZeneca focus on leading high-throughput production and deep screening for monoclonal and multispecific antibody candidates.
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Work history

7-2025
Senior Director-Emerging Technologies & High-Throughput Platforms
AstraZeneca
11-2022 - 7-2025
Director-Molecular Engineering & Antibody Technologies
AstraZeneca
4-2016 - 12-2022
Senior Staff Scientist
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
1-2010 - 9-2012
Co Director
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
5-1996 - 4-2016
Laboratory Specialist
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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Education
2011 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Oxford
9-1995 - 5-1996
Master of Science - MS
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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