Staff Scientist
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Tino Sanchez is a staff scientist (biologist) in the Early Translation Branch within NCATS’ Division of Preclinical Innovation. He collaborates with both academic and NIH investigators on projects from a wide range of biological targets and disease models. These projects are aimed at developing novel biochemical and cell-based assays using diverse technologies for high-throughput screening and identifying small molecules to modulate pathogenic outcomes. Dr. Sanchez received his postdoctoral training at the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine at Loma Linda University, where he profiled immune responses to tumor antigens using patient sera and investigated their biological relevance in cancer progression. He has authored 48 peer-reviewed publications in translational research, ranging from assay development to high-throughput screening and structure-based drug design. Dr. Sanchez earned his doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of California at Davis.