Msca Meena Kathiresan

Meena Kathiresan, MScA, PhD, has a diverse work experience in scientific communications and research. Meena is currently the Global Director of Scientific Communications for Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) at Chiesi USA, Inc., where they oversee the development and implementation of scientific communication strategies. Prior to this role, Meena was an Associate Director of Scientific Publications and Communications for Global Rare Diseases at Chiesi.

Before joining Chiesi, Meena worked at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as a Senior Manager of Global Scientific Communications and as a Scientific Communications Specialist. In these roles, they were responsible for coordinating and managing scientific communication initiatives.

Meena's research experience includes working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In this role, they utilized mass spectrometry-based proteomics for cancer diagnostics and to study treatment resistance. Meena also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Concordia University, focusing on biochemistry and mass spectrometry.

Earlier in their career, Meena worked as a Scientific Interviewer at McGill University, conducting scientific interviews and managing a database for a commercialization fund. Meena also served as a Research Associate at Aegera Therapeutics Inc.

Overall, Meena's work experience showcases their expertise in scientific communications, proteomics, cancer diagnostics, and commercialization.

Meena Kathiresan, MScA, PhD, obtained their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biology/Biological Sciences, General from the University of Calgary in the period of 2003 to 2007. Following that, they pursued their Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Biotechnology at McGill University from 2007 to 2009. Meena then furthered their education at Concordia University, where they completed their PhD in Biochemistry from 2009 to 2015.