Nairita Roy, PhD
Precision Medicine Initiative for Commercialization (PreMIC) Assistant Program Manager
Assists in leading the commercial translation in precision medicine in collaboration with the Institute for Precision Medicine (IPM).Post-doctoral research associate
McGowan Institute, University of PittsburghStudying the role of an uncharacterized mitochondrial protein in liver metabolism.
Education and Experience
Nairita has diverse multi-disciplinary research expertise in the field of life sciences, ranging from making a mouse model using CRISPR/CAS9 technology to characterizing bacterial enzyme kinetics. Currently, she is involved in studying the role of an uncharacterized mitochondrial protein in fatty liver disease. Her involvement with clinical research for neurodegenerative diseases drives her passion for translating research into patient care. With that goal, she has learned how to evaluate the commercial potential of technology by working as a management consultant at Fourth River Solutions. Further, she joined the business development team of the same organization, to better understand how to generate leads and establish relationships with clients. She is also actively involved in the leadership of the Pittsburgh chapter of Women in Bio and is responsible for communications on social media platforms and engages with its partners and sponsors.
Education
Ph.D. Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2015M.Sc. Biotechnology, University of Pune, 2010
Research Experience
Postdoctoral associate, University of PittsburghSupervisor: Dr. Andrew Duncan
Doctoral candidate, University of Kansas Medical Center
Supervisor: Dr. Russell Swerdlow
Doctoral candidate, University of Kansas Medical Center
Supervisor: Soumen Paul
Master’s student, National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) Pune, India
Supervisor: Dr. Padma Shastry
Master’s student, University of Pune, India
Supervisor: Dr. Smita Zinjarde
Doctoral candidate, University of Kansas Medical Center
Supervisor: Dr. Russell Swerdlow
New York University
Collaborator: Dr. Lisa Mosconi
PubMed
Commercial Translation Experience
Fourth River Solutions
Business Development Associate
Assisted in drafting scopes of consulting engagements and generated leads to help establish business relationships between Fourth River Solutions and clientsConsultant
Conducted market research of global and the US market (market value, segmentation, CAGR), analyzing competitive and regulatory landscape, performing SWOT analysis and determine profitable exit strategy. Thus, synthesized value-added proposition for customers and stakeholders. Markets studied include ECG market, liposomal formulation of tacrolimus, diabetic patients, Electronic Health Record marketBelow are the three areas you need to edit in order to place a new staff profile on the homepage, in the staff profile landing page, and the full staff bio page. These instructions are hidden and will not show up on the public profile page. You can, however, delete this box when you no longer need these instructions.
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