Sumit Chanda

Sumit Chanda is a Professor at Scripps Research and a Senior Principal Investigator at Calibr at Scripps Research, positions held since October and November 2021, respectively. Previously, Sumit Chanda served as a Professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute from July 2007 to November 2021 and as a Group Leader in Functional Genomics at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation from March 2001 to June 2007. Early career experiences include a Research Assistant role at the Salk Institute in 1993-1994 and an internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1991 to 1992. Sumit Chanda earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Molecular Pharmacology from Stanford University School of Medicine (1994-2001) and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology/Biological Sciences from Cornell University (1989-1993), following a high school education at Williamville East High School (1985-1989).