Vijay R. Baichwal

Dr. Baichwal received his Bachelor of Pharmacy from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai University, his Masters in Biochemistry from Purdue University, and his PhD in Molecular Biology from University of Wisconsin, Madison. After post-doctoral research at UC Berkeley, he joined Tularik, Inc. and was engaged in drug discovery research. Dr. Baichwal has over 20 years of experience in various capacities in the biotech industry. His work has focused on research and development of novel therapeutics in oncology and other disease areas and has led to the progression of six drugs into clinical development. Most recently, as Senior Director Pharmacology at Myrexis, Inc., a pharmaceutical company spun-off from Myriad Genetics, he was responsible for translational research. He holds multiple patents, has published several papers, and has presented work at national and international conferences.