David Kentner

Principal Scientist at Novartis

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Novartis (11 yrs)
    • Senior Principal Scientist
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Management of cell line development projects.

    • Principal Scientist II
      Apr 2020 - Aug 2025 · 5 yrs 5 mos

      Management of cell line development projects.

    • Principal Scientist I
      Aug 2016 - Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Management of cell line development projects at Novartis.

  • Research Scientist (PostDoc) at Biocenter Basel
    Jan 2010 - Dec 2013 · 4 yrs

    Dirk Bumann lab. Studies on the role of metabolism in the infection of human cell lines with intracellular pathogens. Cell culture, pathogen infection, drug library screening, bioassays, high-throughput cytometry, plate reader measurements, fluorescence microscopy, metabolomics, isotope-labelling. Close collaboration with partner labs for MS and NMR analysis. Organization and teaching of student practical courses.

  • Research Scientist (PostDoc) at Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg (ZMBH)
    Jul 2008 - Dec 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Victor Sourjik lab. Analysis of signaling pathways in yeast by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Construction of a yeast fluorescent fusion library by gateway cloning. Organization and teaching of the Heidelberg team at the iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Machines) competition at MIT in Boston, USA, winning three gold medals.