Rachel Tam's Biography

Rachel Tam, Senior Scientific Researcher, Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech

Rachel Tam has been working in Genentech as senior scientific researcher for 8 years. She is a technical expert on multiple molecular biology technologies including qPCR, ddPCR and NGS. She has developed a high throughput multiplex microfluidics qPCR platform to detect mutations in fresh frozen, FFPE, TMA and cell free DNA samples from multiple clinical trials routinely. Recently, she has been developing ultra-sensitive assays utilizing ddPCR and NGS technologies to detect mutations from circulating tumour DNA, paving the way to develop personalized medicine for cancer patients.