Ganapati Hegde

- Over 25 years of experience in cancer research & drug discovery in academia and industry on large & small molecule, immune and vaccine therapies with exceptional scientific expertise. - Served as Group Lead, Project Team Lead for conceptual design of the project, target nomination/identification & validation, strategy for therapeutics discovery, development of various biochemical & cell-based assays for screening, lead therapeutics identification, lead therapeutics optimization, candidate selection, POC studies, translational research strategy for indication selection & biomarker identification for the portfolio project. - An experienced leader with excellent presentation, communication, and leadership skills to effectively collaborate and coordinate efforts across cross-functional teams. - Managed group, and succeeded by providing mentorship to the team members for their career growth.