Amaresh Basu, Ph.D. is Vice-President of Research & Development for MicroIslet. Prior to joining MicroIslet, Dr. Basu was the Director of Process Sciences and Project Management at Chemicon/Upstate (a division of Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL - News)) where he managed bulk reagents, custom projects, manufacturing, and quality control processes. Prior to joining Chemicon in 2003, Dr. Basu held pharmacology, analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, and product development positions for Galileo Pharmaceuticals (2001-2003), Ancile Pharmaceuticals (1998-2001), and Trega Biosciences (formerly Houghten Pharmaceuticals, 1993-1998). He was a Senior Scientist at The Upjohn Company from 1992 to 1993, where he established high throughput screening for HIV drugs. He held academic positions in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, where he authored approximately 20 publications in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Basu received his Ph.D. from University of Poona, India in biochemistry and conducted a post-doctoral fellowship in cancer and HIV research in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. |