Smitha Infante

Smitha Infante, PhD, is an accomplished professional in the field of medical writing with extensive experience at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where responsibilities have included serving as Associate Director, Senior Manager, and Manager in Medical Writing Science since January 2019. Prior to this role, Smitha Infante worked at Medpace from April 2014 to November 2018 as Manager and Medical Writer. Additional experience includes a position as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Northern Kentucky University and doctoral studies at UTMB, where Smitha Infante also held roles as a Research Associate. Academic responsibilities have included serving as Toxicology Course Team Leader and Lecturer at Texas A&M University at Galveston, alongside earlier roles as a Research Assistant at Emory University and a Student Assistant at Georgia State University. Smitha Infante holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from The University of Texas Medical Branch and a B.S. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Georgia State University.