Our Team

Shashi received his Bachelors in Chemistry from The University of Virginia, Masters in Physiology from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, and his MBA and Masters in Information Systems from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He was awarded a fellowship at NIH/NICHD studying tRNA processing while attaining his molecular biology training.

Shashi began his scientific career at Celera Genomics and was one of the many scientists to help sequence the human genome. In 2003 he transitioned to project management, and over the next 20 years built successful project management teams at various companies including Applied Biosystems, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and IDT Biologika.

Prior to IDT Biologika, Shashi led teams in bioinformatic and clinical trial project management. As VP of Business and Project Management at IDT Biologika, Shashi supported over 40 different viral vaccine programs through Phase I and II clinical trials. He also directed the contracts team and collaborated with the business development team to engage and negotiate with clients to generate service agreements. He currently serves as the Senior Director of Business Development at Vector BioMed.