Manisha Naik

Manisha Naik has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Manisha is currently working as the Director of Discovery Projects at KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since September 2022. Prior to this, they held various positions at Exscientia, including Director of Medicinal Chemistry from May 2021 to August 2022 and Drug Designer - Project Leader from June 2020 to May 2021.

Manisha'searly career includes roles at Eli Lilly and Company, where they worked as a Senior Research Scientist from October 2017 to May 2020. Manisha also served as a Research Scientist from October 2009 to October 2017, leading projects in neuroscience and delivering a candidate for DGAT2 for PoC. Additionally, they worked as a Research Chemist from April 2002 to October 2009, contributing to neuroscience projects and supervising students.

Manisha's work experience also includes a role as a Research Chemist at Celltech from September 2001 to March 2002. Manisha started their career as a Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zürich (Prof D Seebach) from November 2000 to August 2001, focusing on design and methodology in TADDOL ligands. Prior to that, they worked as a Research Chemist at PROTHERICS UK LIMITED from September 1999 to July 2000.

Overall, Manisha Naik's work experience showcases their expertise in medicinal chemistry and research, with a strong focus on leading projects and delivering successful results.

Manisha Naik completed their Doctor of Philosophy in Synthetic Chemistry at the University of Nottingham from 1996 to 1999. Manisha specialized in Synthetic Chemistry under the guidance of Professor G Pattenden. In April 2020, they obtained a certification called "Introduction to Machine Learning with KNIME" from LinkedIn.