Don Belcher
Associate Director Plasmid Process Development
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolDon Belcher is an Associate Director in Plasmid Process Development with 8 years of experience translating academic bioprocess engineering into scalable plasmid manufacturing solutions. He rose through hands-on roles at Forge Biologics from downstream scientist to senior scientist and now leads plasmid design and process optimization efforts. His background includes a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and postdoctoral work developing microfluidic platforms, spatial informatics, and machine learning–driven image analysis for tumor biology, giving him a rare blend of wet-lab, computational, and scale-up expertise. Don has designed pilot-scale reactors and managed quality systems under GLP/ISO-like frameworks, which informs his focus on traceability and robust process transfer. Colleagues benefit from his dual perspective as a researcher and process developer who anticipates scale-up pitfalls before they emerge. Based in Columbus, OH, he combines rigorous engineering instincts with data-driven methods to accelerate plasmid process development for gene therapy applications.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University
Github Skills (5)
microscopy5
image-analysis4
python4
neuroimaging3
simulation1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
ceserthen/PhysicellPython
Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:2 reviews, 31 commits, 5 PRs in 3 months
thierry3000/tumorcode
Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
Contributions:6 comments, 8 issues in 11 months
tumorssimulation
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