Gregory Moore, Ph.D.

Director, Protein Engineering at Xencor

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Dr. Moore is a Executive Director in the Protein Engineering department at Xencor, Inc. Since joining Xencor in 2004, Dr. Moore has made many contributions to the company’s technology platform, including antibodies with increased affinity for the inhibitory receptor CD32b, bispecifics with heterodimeric Fc regions, and antibodies with enhanced recruitment of complement. Currently, his work focuses on the design of antibody-based bispecifics and antibody Fc engineering, humanization, and affinity maturation. Prior to Xencor, Dr. Moore was a graduate student at Penn State University, where he developed computational models and optimization methods for protein engineering and directed evolution protocols. Dr. Moore holds a PhD and BS in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University.