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Kelly Zhang

Senior Scientist, Genentech, South San Francisco, California, USA

Passion: I am passionate about building/applying analytical technologies and strategies that have direct and crucial impact in drug research and development.

Pivotal moment: The approval of the cancer drug Cotellic is one of the pivotal moments in my career. It is really rewarding to see the science that my colleagues and I believed in and worked on for years to finally become a real medicine that saves people’s lives.

Prediction: Technology that needs no or minimum method development but can still provide comprehensive information of a sample in a short time is highly desirable. Multi-dimensional HPLC coupled with hyphenated detection technologies together with platform strategies is a pragmatic way to fulfill this goal in the coming years.

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Part of the Power List 2016

Top 50 most influential women

With three somewhat provocative Power Lists behind us (but certainly not forgotten), we once again forge ahead with our mission: to prove just how impactful and diverse our field is by sharing the passions, pivotal moments and predictions of brilliant scientists who continue to shape our future.

Go to The Power List 2016