Dr. Narendra Chirmule has over three decades of experience in drug development. He has held senior leadership positions at Biocon (Bangalore, India), Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA) and Merck (Philadelphia, PA) . He is an expert in the area of immune responses to biologics and vaccines. Dr. Chirmule has a Ph.D. from University of Mumbai, post-doctoral training at Cornell University Medical College, New York, and teaching and research experience University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Vihang Vivek Ghalsasi is a molecular biologist and science educator. With over nine years of industry and academic experience, including roles at Syngene International (Bangalore, India) and Shoolini University (Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India), he is also a BELS-certified copy-editor who supports researchers in scientific writing. Dr. Ghalsasi holds a PhD in molecular biology from Heidelberg University, Germany, and master’s in biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He is a passionate explorer, travel blogger, and science communicator.