Ranjana Singh.

Biography

 Dr. Singh has 11+ years of experience working on challenging projects in both   academic and pharmaceutical fields of research. After completing Masters research   in  India, Dr. Singh moved to the United States in year 2006 for her doctoral education.    Dr. Singh earned her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Kentucky, during    which she characterized role of Calcium activated protein (Calpain 5, a key protein   involved in neurodegeneration) at the cellular and molecular level in the Central Nervous System. She also examined the role of Calpain 1 and 5 in traumatic brain and spinal cord rodent injury models by evaluating neuronal loss and functional recovery. Overall during her PhD, Dr. Singh got expertise in cellular and molecular neurobiology, cell/tissue culture, microscopy
and animal disease models.  After the completion of her PhD, Dr. Singh worked as a scientific account manager at Absorption Systems in Exton, PA. She was primarily involved in project management, designing preclinical drug development ADMET studies and providing scientific consultancy to American and European pharmaceutical clientele. This experience completed her academic scientific expertise with the knowledge of pharmaceutical business and research operations.  Upon joining Melior Discovery, Dr. Singh has been core member for managing several client studies as well as Melior’s internal projects. She truly believes in the mission and science we perform at Melior Discovery. She wants to achieve excellence in developing disease models and drug discovery at Melior. Other than work, Dr. Singh enjoys yoga, travelling & watching TV with her husband, and spending time with her daughter.  

Research Interest

 pharmaceutical business and research operations.