Pep Charusanti

Ph.D. Level research scientist and group leader focused on the discovery and commercialization of new drugs, especially antibiotics. Major emphasis is business development, commercialization, and creating value rather than pure basic research. Extensive experience applying for and obtaining external funding. Experimentally, extensive hands-on experience in microbiology, molecular biology, systems biology, genomics, analytical chemistry, and computational modeling. Business development and leadership experience: • Lead small team in the discovery and development of new antibiotics from Streptomyces • Inventor on 1 issued patent • Extensive idea generation and grant writing experience - Secured ~$1.8M R01 from NIH as a postdoc • Train, supervise, and lead bachelor and master students in research projects Technical skills: • Molecular biology - PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA/RNA extraction, cloning, etc. - genetic manipulation in E. Coli - bacterial metabolism - Streptomyces secondary metabolism - CRISPR - gene overexpression - DNA library prep for Illumina sequencing • Chemistry - HPLC method development - experience using multiple HPLC column chemistries (reverse phase, polar embedded, HILIC) - mass spectrometry - extraction, separation, and identification of small molecules, especially natural products - antimicrobial drug discovery • Computational - genome-scale metabolic network modeling - Matlab, Fortran - ELN: Benchling