Experience

Cirsium Biosciences

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Scientist

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  San Diego Metropolitan Area



Otonomy, Inc

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

• Sr. Scientist, Research

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  San Diego, California, United States • Manage multiple in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo research projects and personnel (directly and indirectly) by overseeing various drug discovery and development related experiments. • Design experiments, overseeing execution, troubleshooting, brainstorming, data procurement, analysis, and presentation to internal and external groups. • Designing and executing pre-clinical studies (including setting up animal models, experimental design, and data analysis) to support IND applications. •… Show more • Manage multiple in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo research projects and personnel (directly and indirectly) by overseeing various drug discovery and development related experiments. • Design experiments, overseeing execution, troubleshooting, brainstorming, data procurement, analysis, and presentation to internal and external groups. • Designing and executing pre-clinical studies (including setting up animal models, experimental design, and data analysis) to support IND applications. • Identify and maintain relations with KOLs and CROs. • Participate in regulatory group meetings of different programs at different stages. • Identify future programs to aid in building Company’s pipeline. • Presenting the data and next steps to upper management (and external audiences).

• Scientist, Drug Target Biology

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  San Diego Metropolitan Area • Biomarker development to study the effect of drug candidates, study disease progression and inform dosing regimen in patients. • Developed assays to screen compounds for various conditions affecting the neurons and other sensory and non sensory cells of the inner ear, like auditory synaptopathy, Cisplatin induced hearing loss, age related hearing loss, etc. to identify their effects on different cell types in the inner ear. • Reviewing literature to generate novel assays, conducting… Show more • Biomarker development to study the effect of drug candidates, study disease progression and inform dosing regimen in patients. • Developed assays to screen compounds for various conditions affecting the neurons and other sensory and non sensory cells of the inner ear, like auditory synaptopathy, Cisplatin induced hearing loss, age related hearing loss, etc. to identify their effects on different cell types in the inner ear. • Reviewing literature to generate novel assays, conducting experiments, and presenting the data to the group. • Evaluate other otic conditions, target pathways, doing market research, lead KOL discussions, etc. to aid in building pipeline.

• Associate Scientist

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2018

  Greater San Diego Area


University of Utah School of Medicine
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2016


University of Utah

• 1 - 100 Employee

• PhD Graduate Student

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2016

  salt lake city

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jul 2009 - May 2010


Nagpur Veterinary College

• India
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Intern

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

  Nagpur Area, India