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Gaurav Mendiratta

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Senior Scientist at TAKEDA DEVELOPMENT CENTER AMERICAS, INC.
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Gaurav Mendiratta is a Senior Scientist at Takeda with over 14 years of experience in systems pharmacology and drug discovery. His expertise lies in using in-silico simulations and mathematical modeling to gain insights into drug response and biomarker identification. He earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science.

Outside of his direct research, Gaurav shows a keen interest in mentoring and fostering new talent. He actively encourages students in pharmacokinetics and related fields to gain industry experience and celebrates the contributions of interns within his team. He also values impactful scientific communication, having previously won a "Best Speaker" award.

As a child, he enjoyed taking apart toys with a screwdriver to understand how they worked, a curiosity that propelled him into math and physics.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Scientist
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Computational Modeling
Uses mathematical and computational modeling to understand complex protein interactions in cancer and the mechanisms of drug response, with numerous publications on the topic.
Cancer Genomics
Performed pan-cancer epidemiological genomics analysis at the Salk Institute, leading to a publication on cancer mutation burdens and research funding.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Senior Scientist
TAKEDA DEVELOPMENT CENTER AMERICAS, INC.
8-2022 - 9-2022
Technical Consultant
Yale University
3-2017 - 7-2022
Reseach Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
8-2016 - 2-2017
Graduate Trainee
Mathmagical Algorithms
8-2010 - 8-2016
Graduate Student Researcher
Indian Institute of Science
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Master's degree
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
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