Monali Praharaj
Research scientist, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
- Role
- Research Scientist, Immuno-oncology at Takeda
- Location
- Medford, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Monali Praharaj
PhD-level immunologist with 8+ years of experience in immuno-oncology research. Demonstrated expertise in preclinical discovery in assay development and PK/PD/efficacy studies. Expertise in in-vivo therapeutic efficacy testing in solid tumor models, mechanism of action characterization, pharmacodynamic assessment and immunoassays. Resourceful, goal-oriented, and highly collaborative research professional. Driven to harness the knowledge of complex relationships in the tumor microenvironment to bolster efficacy by pharmacological interventions that can be translational.
Experience
Research Scientist, Immuno-oncology
May 2023 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Conducted in vitro cell-based functional and phenotypic assays to evaluate compound efficacy in immuno-oncology- Led the design and optimization of assays, informing target validation and preclinical drug development strategies- Contributed to biology deep dives for novel targets, facilitating the initiation of new research program- Executed in-vivo pharmacologic studies for mechanism of action identification, enhancing clinical translation efforts- Effectively working in a matrix environment, progressively guiding junior scientists, cross-functional teams and multiple projects
Education
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Bachelor's Degree, Biotechnology
2010 — 2014
DAV public school
High School
2008 — 2010
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Master’s Degree, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
2016 — 2018
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Pathobiology
2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Genomics
- Rt-Pcr
- Electrophoresis
- Molecular Biology
- Management
- Biotechnology
- Molecular Cloning
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Leadership
- Biochemistry
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microbiology
- Microscopy
- Pcr
- Research
- Microsoft Word
- Cell Culture
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