Alexander Scholz

Director, Tumor Targeted Killing Gilead Sciences

Alexander Scholz is Director, Directed Tumor Killing at Gilead Sciences, where he leads efforts to advance innovative antibody-based therapeutics for cancer treatment. An experienced drug discovery scientist and research leader, he has extensive expertise in tumor immunology, antibody engineering, ADC development, bispecific antibodies, and translational oncology. Prior to joining Gilead, Alexander held scientific leadership roles at Atreca, where he led immunology, cell biology, and translational science teams and advanced multiple therapeutic antibody programs toward IND submission. He previously conducted research at Stanford University and the Edinger Institute in Germany, focusing on tumor immunity and cancer biology. Alexander has built a distinguished career translating cutting-edge immuno-oncology science into novel therapeutics for patients with cancer.

Seminars

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Highlighting the Clinical Promise from Phase I/IIa Development of TUB-040 in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer
5:00 pm
  • Explaining TUB-040 ADC design innovation across payload, conjugation and validated NaPi2b target
  • Detailing proof-of-concept data and strong ORR from the emerging clinical profile of TUB-040
  • Contrasting clinical performance to preclinical data to assess how well TUB-040 innovation has been translated into patient studies
  • Highlighting the clinical development strategy and potential therapeutic impact of TUB-040 in PROC with an existing approved ADC therapy
Alexander Scholz - Speaker at 17th World ADC San Diego Summit