Biography:
Dr. Jesse L. Kuiper, PhD is a Principal Scientist in the Vaccines Analytical Research and Development group in Merck Research Laboratories at the West Point, PA campus. He holds a BSc degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Jesse has been with Merck for over 18 years, with experience in analytical development for small molecule drug products, biopharmaceutics, and vaccines. Jesse has extensive experience interacting with regulatory-CMC organizations across modalities and has recently served as the analytical lead for Dengue and mRNA programs. Through his time at Merck, he has several patents and publications to his credit as well as three successfully marketed products. He is currently a Development and Commercialization Lead for Merck mRNA vaccines.
Title : Evaluating the immunogenic impact of process impurities in mRNA vaccine production: Establishing integrated control strategies and specifications