Noah Franklin

Noah Franklin

Senior Scientist — Pfizer
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Biomedical researcher specializing in immunology and inflammation, with a decade of experience advancing early-stage therapeutic programs from target identification to in vivo proof of concept.

Experience

Senior Scientist
Pfizer — Immune Homeostasis Discovery Group
Nov 2024 – Present

Biology leadership of early-stage therapeutic programs within the Immune Homeostasis Discovery Group. Combines computational and experimental approaches to advance novel target development and in vivo research.


Scientist
Pfizer — Inflammation & Immunology
Oct 2020 – Nov 2024

Target identification and validation for inflammation and immunology programs. Applied functional genomics and advanced imaging in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.


Senior Associate Scientist
Pfizer — In-Vivo Pharmacology, I&I
Oct 2018 – Oct 2020

In vivo pharmacology supporting the Inflammation and Immunology department, including disease model development and ex vivo tissue analysis.


Research Technician
Boston Children's Hospital
Oct 2016 – Oct 2018

Developed and characterized a novel preclinical pain model. Work contributed to a peer-reviewed publication in PAIN.


Laboratory Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2013 – 2016

Undergraduate research and teaching in bioengineering, spanning laboratory work and student instruction.

Publications

Fattori V, Franklin NS, Gonzalez-Cano R, Peterse D, Ghalali A, Madrian E, Verri WA Jr, Andrews N, Woolf CJ, Rogers MS. Nonsurgical mouse model of endometriosis-associated pain that responds to clinically active drugs. PAIN. 2020 Jun;161(6):1321–1331. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001832

Education

M.S. Biotechnology
Northeastern University
2021 – 2023

B.S. Bioengineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2012 – 2016
Magna Cum Laude

Technical Skills

Flow Cytometry CRISPR Cell Culture In Vivo Models Immunohistochemistry Immunofluorescence Confocal Microscopy 3D Imaging ELISA / HTRF ELISpot RT-qPCR Western Blot Lentiviral Transduction Target ID & Validation Multiomics Analysis RStudio FlowJo / OMIQ Imaris GraphPad Prism ImageJ / FIJI

Certifications

Pfizer EDGE Essentials Harvard Business Impact Enterprise — Dec 2025

Awards

Bioengineering Department Excellence in Research Award
Office of Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient

Contact

Cambridge, MA