Nivetha Murugesan

Nivetha Murugesan has a diverse range of work experience in the field of pharmaceuticals and biomedical sciences. Nivetha is currently working at KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., starting as a Senior Scientist in October 2016, then progressing to Principal Scientist in June 2019, and currently serving as an Associate Director since June 2022. Prior to their role at KalVista Pharmaceuticals, they worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Joslin Diabetes Center from May 2013 to October 2016. Before that, they were a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Connecticut Health Center from June 2011 to August 2012, focusing on immuno-LCM/qRT-PCR aided profiling of tissue compartment specific inflammatory gene responses during neuroinflammation. Nivetha started their career as a Graduate Research Assistant (PhD student) at the University of Connecticut Health Center in August 2005 and completed their Ph.D. in April 2011. Additionally, they worked as a Junior Research Fellow (Biotherapeutics) at Avesthagen in Bangalore, India from April 2004 to February 2005. Nivetha also has experience working as a Research Assistant at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology from 2002 to 2004 and as an Undergraduate thesis project worker at the National Centre for Biological Sciences from December 2000 to May 2001. Nivetha began their career as a Summer Trainee at the Indian Institute of Science in June 1999.

Nivetha Murugesan's education history begins with their undergraduate studies at Anna University, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from 1997 to 2001. Following this, they attended the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) from 2001 to 2002, obtaining a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology.

After completing their master's degree, Nivetha pursued further education at The University of Connecticut Health Center from 2005 to 2011. During this period, they worked towards their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological and Biomedical Sciences.

Continuing their academic journey, Nivetha then joined Harvard Medical School in 2013 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Joslin Diabetes Center. In this position, they focused on Vascular Cell Biology and conducted research in that field until 2016.

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