Shivalee Duduskar

Postdoctoral Researcher @National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Frederick, MD, US

Redesigned operating model for NIH’s first cell & gene therapy initiative by mapping workflows and eliminating bottlenecks, accelerating clinical trial readiness by 30%. • Partnered with FDA and clinicians to streamline regulatory and trial workflows, reducing process inefficiencies and improving stakeholder alignment across 3+ institutions saving 30% of the grant. • Secured $300K in competitive funding during a budget-constrained period by shaping strategic grant proposals, enabling expansion of next-gen therapy platforms. • Implemented GenAI-driven analytics (Python), halving sequencing turnaround time and providing faster, data-backed decision-making for trial design. • Benchmarked emerging single-cell technologies to inform NIH’s $1M+ long-term investment roadmap, projected to cut development costs and timelines by ~50%. • Coached and developed 3 junior researchers, resulting in co-authored publications and faster delivery of research outputs. • Chaired fellows’ committee newsletter (Editor-in-Chief), driving engagement across NIH researchers through monthly publications.

Shivaji University

Biotechnology