Udara Ilandari Dewage

Udara Ilandari Dewage is a Principal Research Scientist I at AbbVie, where experience spans from April 2018 to the present, progressing through roles as Senior Scientist II and Senior Scientist I. Prior experience includes serving as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Harvard University from June 2016 to February 2018, focusing on the multi-step synthesis of macrolide antibiotics and developing optimized synthesis routes. Udara's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Chemistry from UC Irvine, completed in 2016, along with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from California State University, Northridge, awarded in 2011. Research expertise encompasses metal-catalyzed carbene reactions and the development of inhibitors of fungal transcription.