EDITORIAL SECTIONS

Dr. Arun Shastry is a Bengaluru-based scientist with a PhD in Immunogenetics. He is the Co-Founder, Managing Director, and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Hanugen Therapeutics, a pioneering biopharmaceutical company focused on oligonucleotide-based therapies for rare genetic diseases, particularly Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). With over two decades in drug discovery for rare disorders, Dr. Shastry drives affordable, accessible treatments through innovative personalized medicine approaches in India.

Anna Hayes is a senior data management leader (At Veramed) with nearly 20 years of experience in clinical research. She specializes in biometrics strategy, innovation, and operational excellence, driving smarter oversight and data-driven trial execution. Anna is passionate about integrating people, processes, and technology to future-proof clinical trials and elevate data quality.

Chang supports the preclinical-to-clinical PKPD translation and human efficacious dose prediction of new biological entities at Boehringer Ingelheim. Dr. Chang obtained his MS and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. Under Dr. Dhaval Shah’s mentorship, Dr. Chang investigated antibody and protein therapeutic disposition in the rat brain using large-poremicrodialysis and developed a translational brain PBPK model for monoclonal antibodies.

Dhaval K Shah is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to becoming the faculty Prof. Shah served as a Principle Scientist in the ‘Translational Research-Modeling & Simulation’ group at Pfizer Inc. His research focuses on understanding the determinants for the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME) of protein therapeutics. His lab uses the principles of Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) Modeling & Simulation to support the discovery, clinical translation, and late phase development of novel biologics like engineered antibodies, multi-specific proteins, immuno-oncology agents, engineered T cells, and antibody-drug conjugates.

Shengjia Wu is a PhD student in the pharmaceutical sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo. His research focuses on understanding and modeling the macromolecule distribution in the central nervous system.

Yingyi Li gained her master’s degree of pharmaceutical sciences in University at Buffalo. When Yingyi was a master student, she was working in Dr. Dhaval Shah’s lab and became more experienced in PBPK modeling. Yingyi is currently a scientist in the field of pharmacometrics and translational PK-PD in Enhanced Pharmacodynamics.

Sam is an Associate Director in Patient-Centered Research at Vitaccess, providing direction and oversight across their health economics and outcomes research, patient-centered outcomes, and real-world evidence portfolio. Sam joined Vitaccess in 2018, after spending three years as a project manager within the PCO group at a leading contract research organisation.

Fatemeh is a Medical Writer at Vitaccess. She plays a key role in their digital real-world evidence studies, developing materials that range from client-facing deliverables through to content communicating the value and progress of studies to clinical experts, patient representatives, and participants.

Oktawia is a Research Associate at Vitaccess, contributing to their patient-reported outcomes and clinical outcome assessment projects and supporting the development, effective delivery, and quality of their real-world studies. Oktawia has experience in health research from previous roles involving healthcare technologies, a medical ventures accelerator, and her doctoral research studies.

Akosua is an Associate Consultant at Vitaccess, currently project managing a range of their longitudinal and cross-sectional real-world evidence studies. She has experience in developing evidence-generation strategies for clients, including gap analyses for health technology assessment submissions and the reimbursement of digital health technologies.

Dr. Vinod Kumar Rajana, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, specializes in nanotechnology, bioassays, and infectious disease research. With expertise in nanoparticle synthesis, biotechnology, and drug delivery, his work integrates green chemistry with pharmaceutical innovation to develop sustainable, low-cost nanomaterials for topical antifungal and anticancer therapies, water purification, and biomedical applications.