PhD in Pharmacology, Windows/Office XP
BA in Biochemistry
-->Facilitated cross-functional team-based decision making and project management in an international setting
•Team leader for drug screening/optimization project
•Improved patent coverage strategy by identifying key background patents/claims and experimentally demonstrating the superiority of our novel compound
•Preparation of multiple regulatory documents (Investigator’s Brochure, Orphan Drug Application, IMPD, etc.)
•Collected data to inform multiple business analyses for corporate/project strategies, including business feasibility studies, net product valuation and business plans
•Analyzed competitive project landscape and developed strategies for leveraging competitive advantage (e.g., submitting orphan drug application to protect market)
•Developed cell-based screening system for neurite outgrowth to address drug discovery bottleneck, accelerating throughput more than 20-fold
•Edited/co-wrote over 400 articles/presentations in 3 years
•Managed multiple global collaborations to meet or exceed project goals and deadlines
•Designed and performed experiments to understand the mechanism of action of lead compounds and provide rationale for indication expansion
Education degree
PHD
Major specialization
Biological Sciences
Second specialization
Other, Music
First language
English
Areas of specialization
Not selected
Work experience
Present Occupation: Professional
Editing Experience in Years: 4 years
2002- Present, Scientist, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Now Astellas Pharma), Osaka, Japan Dr. Nobuya Matsuoka, Supervisor
1996-2001 Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Dr Elaine Sanders-Bush, Advisor
Dissertation Title: Regulation of 5HT2C Receptor:G-protein Coupling by RNA Editing
1992-1996 Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Computer experience
Microsoft Office XP Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access); Web Authoring & Document Preparation Software (Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe GoLive, Adobe Distiller, Acrobat)
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