Tania Palhano Zanela

Tania M. Palhano Zanela is a Senior Scientist in Analytical R&D at Merck, where she has supported biologics development since joining the company in 2024. She earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Iowa State University and specializes in analytical characterization, method development, and quality attribute assessment. Tania serves as a CE-SDS subject matter expert for early and late-stage programs and contributes to method readiness, troubleshooting, platform comparability, and assay optimization across LabChip, Maurice, and SCIEX systems.