Meenakshi Gaur

Dr. Gaur’s areas of expertise include megakaryocytopoiesis, molecular biology, stem cell biology, and translational research.

Prior to leading Aelan’s research team to develop technology aimed at using human mesenchymal stem cells for clinical applications, Dr. Gaur was a consultant for Applied Stemcell Inc., Menlo Park and until recently was the Director of Cell and Molecular Biology at MandalMed, Inc., San Francisco. In this capacity, she led complex research projects using primary cells and stem cells to create bioreactors, leading product development in collaboration with stem cell researchers at Stanford University.

Dr. Gaur has carried out her research in world-leading institutions, including All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She studied human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) as a senior scientist in Lab Medicine and also led translational studies in cardiology division at the Department of Medicine at UCSF.

Dr. Gaur’s research discoveries have been published in several top journals, including Blood, PLoS One, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cytotherapy, and Stem Cells and Development. She has been involved in the patenting and licensing of multiple scientific innovations. Dr. Gaur has also been awarded Small Business Innovation Research grants (SBIR) by NIH, as a co-investigator.

Dr. Gaur received her Master's degree in Biochemistry and PhD in Biosciences and Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco.