Pratima Nayak

Pratima has over 20 years of expertise in the field of hematology-oncology. She has broad experience launching products for acute and chronic leukemias, solid tumors, transplant, benign hematology, and immunology. Before joining Celcuity, Pratima was the Senior Medical Director at Atara Biotherapeutics. She led the medical affairs activities to develop a leading allogeneic T-cell therapy in the US and Europe. Prior to that, she held leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Agios, Rigel, Ariad/Takeda, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, and Becton Dickinson. Before transitioning to industry, Pratima worked at Stanford University in the Department of Medicine.

Pratima received her medical training at The Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences in India and The University of California San Francisco with a specialty in Infectious Diseases.