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Microbiome-Targeted Therapeutics in Immunology(Expert Presentation)
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Alexandra Annis, MS
Alexandra Annis, MS, is a Senior Analyst at GlobalData in Boston, covering Immunology. Prior to GlobalData, Alexandra received a BS in Health Sciences from Gettysburg College, and a MS in Chemistry from Boston College. She has over five years of research experience in chemistry and physiology in both academic and pharmaceutical laboratories at Gettysburg College, Boston College, and Sirtris, a GSK company. At Gettysburg, she studied the impact of the sirtuin pathway on the biological aging process, and while at Sirtris she synthesized small target molecules as developmental candidates for drugs to treat diseases of aging. As a graduate student, Alexandra specialized in the transformation of simple molecules into intermediates of biologically active compounds, with a thesis on the development of catalytic asymmetric methods to access alpha-chiral molecules.
Lakshmi Dharmarajan, PhD, PPM
Lakshmi Dharmarajan, PhD, PPM, is the Associate Director of the Immunology team at GlobalData in Boston, where she incorporates strategic and business insights to conduct disease-specific market research and also provides commentary about the latest developments in the life sciences industry. She received her Ph.D. in an interdisciplinary Biochemistry program from Virginia Tech, VA. As part of her dissertation, Lakshmi completed a research fellowship investigating the structure and function of enzymes regulating glucose metabolism in humans. Following up on her desire to transition towards the business side of life sciences, she subsequently obtained a professional master’s (PPM) degree in Bioscience Management from the Keck Graduate Institute, CA. During this time, she worked on short-term projects with companies like Eli Lilly, GE Healthcare and Veracyte and also with academic technology transfer offices. Prior to this, Lakshmi obtained a BS in Biotechnology from Haldia Institute of Technology in India.
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