Venkatesha Venkatasubbaiah's Biography

Venkatesha Venkatasubbaiah, Independent Consultant, Piramal Life Sciences Ltd

Dr. Venkatesh obtained Masters degree in Pharmacology from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and received Ph.D degree in cancer research from Kasturba Medical College in Manipal University in 2006. Later he pursued postdoctoral research in the United States of America in the areas of carcinogenesis and cancer stem cells from the University of Iowa and University of Michigan, respectively. He returned to India and joined Piramal Life Sciences Ltd. in 2011 and contributed to the progress of several projects in cancer drug discovery and drug development in a multidisciplinary environment. He has started a new drug discovery program and also established collaborations with leading oncologists. Dr. Venkatesh has written several original research articles that were published in the international peer-reviewed journals (Pubmed link) and he has also trained scientists in the laboratory and mentored research projects of graduate students. Dr. Venkatesh is interested making positive impact on people suffering from cancer by collaborating with oncologists to understand the current clinical needs for the discovery and development of tenable therapeutic options. Click to contact Dr. Venkatesh by LinkedIn or email.