Veena Supramaniam

Veena Supramaniam has a diverse work experience spanning over 15 years. Their most recent position is Senior Clinical Project Manager at IXICO, a role they have held since July 2022. Prior to this, they served as a Clinical Project Manager at the same company from September 2021 to June 2022.

Before joining IXICO, Veena worked at King's College London for four years from September 2017 to September 2021. During their time there, they held the position of Clinical Trials Manager / Research Governance Manager at the Centre for the Developing Brain. In this role, they were responsible for managing a flagship €14 million research program called the Developing Human Connectome Project. Veena also served as a Research Governance and Clinical Research Programme Manager at the Department of Perinatal Imaging & Health. Their responsibilities included overseeing a multi-study clinical research portfolio and ensuring compliance with legal frameworks such as HRA, ICH-GCP, HTA, and GDPR.

Prior to their role at King's College London, Veena worked as a Research Studies Manager at Queen Mary University of London from November 2016 to September 2017. Their responsibilities included monitoring research sites for study compliance, ensuring adherence to trial protocols, and maintaining Trial Master Files.

From 2012 to 2016, Veena held the position of Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Perinatal Imaging & Health, Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London. Their work involved coordinating the Perinatal Postmortem MRI study and managing the Postmortem Perinatal Brain Tissue Resource. Veena collaborated with various professionals in investigating MRI correlates for normal and abnormal histological processes in the developing human brain. Their research focused on understanding mechanisms behind preterm and term brain injury as well as the role of glial cells in neuronal cell development.

Veena's career began at the Clinical Sciences Centre, MRC, Imperial College London, where they served as a Research Fellow from 2008 to 2012. Their work primarily focused on understanding mechanisms behind preterm brain injury and establishing imaging (MRI) correlates for normal and abnormal histological processes. Veena also managed a Tissue Bank during their time at the institute.

For a brief period from 2007 to 2008, Veena worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University. Their research focused on understanding the mechanisms and consequences of intrauterine fetal growth restrictions.

Veena's earliest work experience was at Imperial College London, where they worked at the Parkinson's Disease Tissue Bank from 2006 to 2008.

Overall, Veena Supramaniam's work experience showcases their expertise in clinical project management, research governance, and the investigation of brain development and injuries. Veena has been involved in managing large-scale research programs, coordinating studies, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and conducting data analysis.

Veena Supramaniam completed their Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science (Honours) in Fetal Physiology from Monash University between 1998 and 2011. Veena then went on to pursue a PhD in Fetal and Developmental Physiology at the same university from 2002 to 2005.