Janak Padia
Associate Professor
University of Maryland
Mary Care
Russian Federation
Biography
Dr. Janak Padia is presently working as Associate Professor in Center of Biomolecular Therapeutics at University of Maryland. He was Vice President, R&D Services at Pharmaron and managed integrated projects for chemistry, lead optimization and IND enabling studies for clients. He has over 25 years of industrial experience in cutting edge drug discovery and development and has held management positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to Pharmaron, he was also Director of Chemistry and Drug Development at Avalon Pharmaceuticals where he oversaw a range of drug discovery and development programs and participated in the strategic management of the company. He has extensive experience in drug discovery and development processes, technology evaluation and regulatory affairs. Dr. Padia has also worked for Pfizer, Discovery Partners, and the NCATS-NIH in the therapeutic areas of Cancer, Cardiovascular, CNS and antiviral therapeutics. He has authored several scientific publications and is also the inventor of many patents.
Research Interest
Biomolecular Therapeutics
