Poornima Rao

Poornima Rao, Ph.D., is a senior research scientist and manager at Intas Pharmaceuticals, where responsibilities include upstream process development for lentiviral vectors and plasmid DNAs since August 2021. Prior to this role, Poornima served as a research scientist at Intas working on plasmid DNA upstream process development. Poornima's experience also includes a project lead position at Privi Speciality Chemicals Ltd., and extensive research as a postdoctoral associate at the Institute of Chemical Technology, focusing on cost-effective acetic acid production using Moorella thermoacetica. The academic background includes a PhD in Biotechnology from the Institute of Chemical Technology, a Master’s degree from St. Xavier's College, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai.