Sr. Program Director, Cell-based Medicine
SRI International
Menlo Park, California, United States
Parijat Bhatnagar, PhD, is the Senior Program Director for Cell-based Medicine at SRI International, where he oversees a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers integrating engineering principles into medical research. His research has been recognized with notable awards, including the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, DARPA Young Faculty Award, and DARPA Director’s Fellowship. He is currently the Principal Investigator on several NIH grant awards.
Bhatnagar earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. His program, focused on delivering therapeutic proteins and drugs via genetically engineered CAR T cells, benefits from two key strengths. First, his expertise in cell therapies and nanomedicine from institutions like MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Baylor College of Medicine allows him to identify healthcare gaps and develop innovative solutions. Second, his experience in the manufacturing industry at Intel Corp and IBM, specializing in semiconductor microfabrication, equips him to address the affordability of these solutions.
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Poster X4 - T-cell Biofactory for degrading tumor-associated extracellular matrix
Friday, October 25, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST