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Emma Chory

Emma Chory is an incoming Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University (Fall 2023).  She received her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and her doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, studying chromatin biology and epigenetic regulation. As a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, she developed novel systems to enable the high-throughput, systematic, and quantitative evolution of therapeutic proteins and cellular populations using automation and directed evolution. She has won multiple fellowships and awards including the NIH...Read more

Emma Chory

Emma Chory is an incoming Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University (Fall 2023).  She received her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and her doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, studying chromatin biology and epigenetic regulation. As a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, she developed novel systems to enable the high-throughput, systematic, and quantitative evolution of therapeutic proteins and cellular populations using automation and directed evolution. She has won multiple fellowships and awards including the NIH...Read more

Emma Chory

Emma Chory is an incoming Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University (Fall 2023).  She received her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and her doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, studying chromatin biology and epigenetic regulation. As a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, she developed novel systems to enable the high-throughput, systematic, and quantitative evolution of therapeutic proteins and cellular populations using automation and directed evolution. She has won multiple fellowships and awards including the NIH...Read more

Thomas D. Roper

Professor Thomas Roper is a professor in the Chemical and Life Science Engineering Department at VCU and Director of Pharmaceutical Engineering. His team’s expertise is in the development of novel syntheses and continuous processes including PAT implementation, as well as empirical and dynamic modeling. Dr. Roper’s group is also interested in developing digital twin and automation technology for reactor control and the investigation of the effect of process disturbances on product quality. Prior to his academic appointment, Dr. Roper had a lengthy career at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals...Read more

Harrison Rose

Dr. Harrison Rose joins us from Merck in Rahway, NJ, where he is a senior scientist in their R&D organization, Merck Research Laboratories. For the last five years, he has been contributing to process development and scaleup for small-molecule pharmaceutical active ingredients. Harrison also supports sustainability across the pharmaceutical industry, through his work helping to curate the Streamlined Process Mass Intensity and Lifecycle Assessment calculator shared among members of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable.Read more

Melda Sezen-Edmonds

Melda Sezen-Edmonds is a Principal Scientist in the Chemical Process Development department at Bristol Myers Squibb in New Brunswick, NJ.  She is also the co-lead for the CPD Continuous Processing team. Before joining Bristol Myers Squibb in 2018, she received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University working with Prof. Lynn Loo, and her B.S. in chemical and biological engineering from Koç University (Turkey)....Read more

Onkar Manjrekar

Onkar Manjrekar is a Principal Scientist with 7 years of experience in technical operations group at AbbVie. Currently working at AbbVie, Onkar is responsible for leading efforts to scale-up processes from lab to pilot plant and commercial scale, ensuring robust and efficient operations. Additionally, Onkar is responsible for introducing new technology at scale, enabling AbbVie to remain at the forefront of the industry.Read more

September 2023 TSC Meeting

September 20, 2023
Virtual Meeting

Meeting Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)

Jayachandran Devaraj

Jay is a Technical Program Leader for Continuous Processing within the small molecule discovery and development R&D in Corteva Agriscience. Jay received his PhD in Chemical engineering from Purdue University. Jay also holds a dual bachelors degree in Chemical engineering and computer application and an Associate degree in Petroleum Engineering. Jay has spent more than 20 years in the chemical industry with experience in oil & gas, pharmaceutical and agrochemical industry holding various manufacturing and R&D roles. Jay is passionate about Process intensification and advanced...Read more

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