Rugmani Padmanabhan Iyer

Company: Merck

Job title: Senior Scientist – Cardiovascular, Inflammation & Fibrosis

Bio:

Cardiovascular scientist with experience in independently conducting experiments and providing scientific and strategic input into animal models and novel in vitro techniques. Highly self-motivated with strong experimental research skills. Expertise in constructing in vivo animal model of heart failure and performing in vitro macrophage and fibroblast. Proven ability to champion and launch new initiatives and drive innovation as evidenced by 35 publications in cardiovascular field in less than 6 years. Strong written and oral communication skills evidenced by 13+ presentations at international conferences and scientific reviewer of 40+ manuscripts across 10 journals. (I will update this later)