Kasia Handing

Kasia Handing has a diverse work experience in the field of scientific research and product management. Kasia is currently working at Tango Therapeutics as a Principal Scientist, and prior to that, they held the position of Senior Scientist II at the same company.

Before joining Tango Therapeutics, Kasia worked at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as a Research Scientist II in the area of small-molecule anticancer therapy. In this role, they led a drug discovery campaign with a significant budget and managed a multidisciplinary team. Kasia also contributed to the field of structural biology and protein science, designing expression vectors and characterizing recombinant proteins using biophysical techniques.

Prior to their time at the Broad Institute, Kasia worked at Formulatrix as a Product Manager and Structural Biology Application Scientist. Their responsibilities included software design, prioritizing features, overseeing implementation, and conducting protein crystallization experiments.

Kasia's earlier work experience includes roles as a Visiting Graduate Researcher at the University of Virginia and a Visiting Student Researcher at both the University of Virginia and Adam Mickiewicz University. Kasia also worked as a Python Programmer at STX Next and as a Student Researcher at Intelligent Pharma and Åbo Akademi University.

Overall, Kasia Handing has a strong background in scientific research and product management, with expertise in drug discovery, structural biology, and protein science.

Kasia Handing has a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Structural Biology, Molecular Biophysics, and Crystallography from the University of Virginia, which they obtained from 2012 to 2016. Prior to that, they completed their Master's Degree in Bioinformatics from Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, from 2009 to 2011. Kasia also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics from the same university, which they earned from 2006 to 2009.