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Padma Akkapeddi, Ph.D.

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Senior Scientist at Denali Therapeutics
📍 South San Francisco, California, United States

Dr. Padma Akkapeddi is a Senior Scientist at Denali Therapeutics, specializing in antibody discovery and protein engineering. Her work focuses on translational cancer research, utilizing phage and yeast display technologies. She earned her Ph. D. from the University of Lisbon as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN fellow and has published over ten peer-reviewed articles.

Originally from India, Padma is an avid reader with a unique hobby of collecting David Attenboroughs documentaries. She pursued her Ph. D. in Lisbon, Portugal, driven by her goal of becoming a skilled scientist and making meaningful contributions to the field of molecular medicine.

Unique fact: She was a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN PhD Fellow during her time at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Scientist
Location
South San Francisco, California, United States
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Antibody Engineering
Her core expertise at Denali Therapeutics is in antibody discovery and protein engineering, including developing selective monobodies for challenging therapeutic targets.
Translational Cancer Research
She has a significant background in developing therapies for cancer, including work on KRAS-G12D for pancreatic cancer and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Senior Scientist
Denali Therapeutics
10-2021 - 2-2025
Scientist
Denali Therapeutics
5-2019 - 9-2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
NYU Langone Health
1-2016 - 2-2019
Marie Sklodowska Curie ITN PhD Fellow
Instituto de Medicina Molecular
1-2015 - 12-2015
Visiting PhD Student
ETH Zurich
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Education
2014 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon
2008 - 2010
Master's degree
Bangalore University
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