Zoe June Assaf
Principal Scientist, Biomarker and Technology Leader, Computational Sciences, Translational Medicine - Oncology
Postdoc Mentor
6
Years at Genentech
12
Publications at Genentech
I have been at Genentech since 2019 as a computational and biomarker scientist in oncology clinical development. I am passionate about applying NGS technologies and precision medicine to accelerate research & development. I have a focus on applications of liquid biopsy (ctDNA) diagnostics in Phase I through Phase III clinical trials.
My experience prior to working at Genentech includes helping to develop NGS diagnostics in the oncology & prenatal space, doing a PhD in population genetics and genomics, and time as a research associate & undergraduate studying molecular biology.
Postdoctoral Mentor
Mentoring has significantly contributed to my growth as a scientist, and I am excited to continue supporting others in their development. I find it particularly rewarding to guide trainees through exciting discoveries and learning experiences, empowering them to explore new areas, and helping them develop their skills and expertise as they progress toward independence.
Featured Publication
A longitudinal circulating tumor DNA-based model associated with survival in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
Nat Med 29 , 859–868 (2023).
Assaf, Z.J.F., Zou, W., Fine, A.D. et al.
My Focus
My focus is primarily on translational work to drive the application of novel NGS assays and advanced computational methods into Phase I/II thru registrational Phase III clinical trials. This enables acceleration of drug development and discovery of novel insights from biomarker datasets.
Genentech Publications
Cancer Cell, ISSN: 18783686 15356108
Habib Hamidi; Yasin Senbabaoglu; Niha Beig; Juliette Roels; Cyrus Manuel; Xiangnan Guan; Koeppen; Zoe June Assaf; Barzin Y. Nabet; Adrian Waddell; Kobe Yuen; Sophia L. Maund; Ethan S. Sokol; Jennifer M. Giltnane; Amber Schedlbauer; Eloisa Fuentes; James D. Cowan; Edward E. Kadel III; Viraj Degaonkar; Alexander Andreev-Drakhlin; Patrick Williams; Corey A. Carter; Suyasha Gupta; Elizabeth E. Steinberg; Yohann Loriot; Joaquim Bellmunt; Petros Grivas; Jonathan E. Rosenberg; Michiel S Van Der Heijden; Matthew D. Galsky; Thomas Powles; Sanjeev Mariathasan; Romain Banchereau
Clinical Cancer Research,
Christopher J. Sweeney; Russell Petry; Chang Xu; Merrida A. Childress; Jie He; David Fabrizio; Ole Gjoerup; Samantha Morley; Timothy Catlett; Zoe June Assaf; Kobe Yuen; Matthew Wongchenko; Kalpit Shah; Pratyush Gupta; Priti Hegde; Lincoln W. Pasquina; Sanjeev Mariathasan; Ryon P. Graf; Thomas Powles
Clinical Cancer Research,
Yoonha Choi; Neekesh V. Dharia; Tomi Jun; Julie Chang; Stephanie Royer-Joo; Kenneth K. Yau; Zoe June Assaf; Junko Aimi; Smruthy Sivakumar; Meagan Montesion; Adrian Sacher; Patricia M. LoRusso; Jayesh Desai; Jennifer L. Schutzman; Shi
Nature Medicine, ISSN: 1546170X 10788956
Solange Peters; Shirish M. Gadgeel; Tony Mok; Ernest Nadal; Saadettin Kilickap; Aurélie Swalduz; Jacques Cadranel; Shunichi Sugawara; Chao-Hua Chiu; Chong-Jen Yu; Mor Moskovitz; Tomohiro Tanaka; Rhea Nersesian; Sarah M. Shagan; Margaret Maclennan; Michael Mathisen; Vijay Bhagawati-Prasad; Cheick Diarra; Zoe June Assaf; Venice Archer; Rafal Dziadziuszko
European Urology, ISSN: 18737560 03022838
Thomas Powles; Zoe June Assaf; Viraj Degaonkar; Petros Grivas; Hussain; Stephane Oudard; Jürgen E Gschwend; Peter Albers; Daniel Castellano; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Siamak Daneshmand; Shruti Sharma; Himanshu Sethi; Alexey Aleshin; Yi Shi; Nicole Davarpanah; Corey A. Carter; Joaquim Bellmunt; Sanjeev Mariathasan
Nature Medicine, ISSN: 1546170X 10788956
Zoe June Assaf; Wei Zou; Alexander Fine; Mark A. Socinski; Amanda Young; Doron Lipson; Jonathan F. Freidin; Mark Kennedy; Eliana Polisecki; Makoto Nishio; David Fabrizio; Geoffrey R. Oxnard; Cummings; Anja Rode; Martin Reck; Namrata S. Patil; Mark Lee; David S. Shames; Katja Schulze
Frontiers in Oncology,
Thomas Powles; Amanda Young; Halla Nimeiri; Russell Madison; Alexander Fine; Daniel R. Zollinger; Yanmei Huang; Chang Xu; Ole Gjoerup; Vasily N. Aushev; Hsin-Ta Wu; Alexey Aleshin; Corey Carter; Nicole Davarpanah; Viraj Degaonkar; Pratyush Gupta; Sanjeev Mariathasan; Erica Schleifman; Zoe June Assaf; Geoffrey R. Oxnard; Priti Hegde
European Urology, ISSN: 18737560 03022838
Bernadett Szabados; Mark Kockx; Zoe June Assaf; Pieter-Jan van Dam; Alejo Rodriguez-Vida; Ignacio Durán; Simon J. Crabb; Michiel S Van Der Heijden; Albert Font Pous; Gwenaëlle Gravis; Urbano Anido Herranz; Andrew Protheroe; Alain Ravaud; Denis Maillet; Maria Jose Mendez; Cristina Suárez; Mark Linch; Aaron Prendergast; Charlotte Tyson; Diana Stanoeva; Sofie Daelemans; Miche Rombouts; Sanjeev Mariathasan; Joy S. Tea; Kelly Mousa; Shruti Sharma; Alexey Aleshin; Romain Banchereau; Daniel Castellano; Thomas Powles
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, ISSN: 15561380 15560864
Rafal Dziadziuszko; Tony Mok; Solange Peters; Ji-Youn Han; Jorge Alatorre-Alexander; Natasha Leighl; Virote Sriuranpong; Maurice Pérol; Gilberto de Castro Junior; Ernest Nadal; Filippo de Marinis; Osvaldo Arén Frontera; Tan; Dae Ho Lee; Hye Ryun Kim; Mark Yan; Todd Riehl; Erica Schleifman; Sarah M. Paul; Mocci; Rajesh Patel; Zoe June Assaf; David S. Shames; Michael Mathisen; Shirish M. Gadgeel
Nature Communications, ISSN: 20411723
Romain Banchereau; Ning Leng; Oliver A. Zill; Ethan S. Sokol; Gengbo Liu; Dean Pavlick; Sophia L. Maund; L-F Liu; Edward E. Kadel III; Nicole Baldwin; Suchit Jhunjhunwala; Dorothee Nickles; Zoe June Assaf; Daniel Bower; Namrata S. Patil; Mark L. McCleland; David S. Shames; Luciana L. Molinero; Mahrukh Huseni; Shomyseh Sanjabi; Cummings; Ira Mellman; Sanjeev Mariathasan; Priti Hegde; Thomas Powles
Nature, ISSN: 14764687 00280836
Thomas Powles; Zoe June Assaf; Nicole Davarpanah; Romain Banchereau; Bernadett Szabados; Kobe Yuen; Petros Grivas; Hussain; Stephane Oudard; Jürgen E Gschwend; Peter Albers; Daniel Castellano; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Siamak Daneshmand; Shruti Sharma; Bernhard G. Zimmermann; Himanshu Sethi; Alexey Aleshin; Maurizio Perdicchio; Jingbin Zhang; David S. Shames; Viraj Degaonkar; Xiaodong Shen; Corey Carter; Carlos Bais; Joaquim Bellmunt; Sanjeev Mariathasan
Journal of Clinical Oncology, ISSN: 15277755 0732183X
Kater; Jenny Q. Wu; Thomas J. Kipps; Barbara Eichhorst; Hillmen; D'Rozario; Sarit E. Assouline; Carolyn J. Owen; Tadeusz Robak; Javier De La Serna; Jaeger; Guillaume Cartron; Marco Montillo; Julie Dubois; Eric Eldering; Clemens H. Mellink; Anne-Marie Van Der Kevie-Kersemaekers; Su Young Kim; Brenda Chyla; Elizabeth A. Punnoose; Christopher R. Bolen; Zoe June Assaf; Yanwen Jiang; Jue Wang; Marcus Lefebure; Michelle Boyer; Kathryn Humphrey; John F. Seymour
Education
- Stanford University, PhD in Genetics – 2016
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A. in Molecular and Cellular Biology – 2007