Lakshmi Amaravadi
BiogenIdec, USA

Dr. Lakshmi Amaravadi is currently Director of Clinical Science and Technology , in the Preclinical and Clinical Development Sciences, at BiogenIdec.  At BiogenIdec she leads a group of Scientists who are involved in Bioanalytical (PK and Immunogenicity) and Biomarker assay development and validation in support of pre-clinical and clinical studies from early development to post-marketing phase.  Prior to joining Biogen Idec in 2003, she was at Millennium Pharmaceuticals (1998-2003) where she worked on various therapeutic proteins and became responsible for Cell Biology and Biochemistry aspects of Therapeutic Antibody Program for Oncology indications.  Her industry career started as a post-doctoral fellow in 1995 at Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis.  She received her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology at Indiana State University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Walther Oncology Center, IU School of Medicine.