Manjistha Ahooja

Manjistha Ahooja has a diverse work experience in the field of scientific research and development. Manjistha recently started working as a Scientist 1 at Allakos Inc in October 2022. Prior to that, they held multiple positions at CytomX Therapeutics, including Associate Scientist and Senior Research Associate from August 2021 to September 2022.

Before joining CytomX Therapeutics, Manjistha worked at Catalent Pharma Solutions where they served as an Associate Scientist and later as a Senior Associate II from July 2017 to July 2021. Their responsibilities involved conducting scientific research and analysis in the pharmaceutical industry.

In 2016, Manjistha gained experience as a Student Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where they provided support in various research projects.

Furthermore, they also worked as a Research Fellow at Tata Memorial Centre from February 2014 to August 2015, where they developed assays for different projects related to HIV-associated lymphomas. Their contributions included project proposal writing, screening patient samples, and developing PCR-based and HRM-based assays for mutation detection.

Overall, Manjistha Ahooja has a strong background in scientific research and has contributed to various projects in the pharmaceutical and medical research fields.

Manjistha Ahooja, M.S. earned their Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Biotechnology from the University of Mumbai, where they studied from 2007 to 2012. Manjistha went on to complete a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Nottingham, attending from 2012 to 2013. Later, they pursued a Master's degree in Biotechnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which they completed from 2015 to 2017.