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Meet the PharmaAsia Editors
 
 
Sheila Wan
Editor
sheila.wan@rbi-asia.com
 

Sheila Wan has more than 7 years of journalism and mass communications experience in the regional trade industry. Prior to being the Editor of PharmaAsia, she managed editorial teams of trade and consumer publications in the Asian region. She was also formerly a photojournalist and has also written for Medical Grapevine (Singapore). She lectures journalism in an Australian university in her free time.

 
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Lee E. Babiss, PhD
Vice President, Preclinical Research and Development
Roche Pharmaceuticals
Nutley, New Jersey
 
Lee E. Babiss, Ph.D., is vice president of Preclinical Research and Development for Roche, in Nutley, New Jersey, where he develops and directs oncology and metabolic diseases research strategy for the site. In addition, Babiss is a member of the International Research Management Team, which develops the company’s global research strategy and is the Chair of the Roche Biomarker Leadership Team, which oversees a cross-divisional effort within the company’s pharmaceuticals and diagnostics divisions aimed at developing and implementing a biomarker strategy.

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Shama M. Kajiji, Ph.D. MBA
Director, Global Project Management
Head, Attrition Analysis Office
Pfizer Global Research and Development
 
Since joining Pfizer in 1987, Shama Kajiji has held leadership positions on many oncology projects including Multidrug Resistance, Ras signaling, Apoptosis, and inhibition of c-Met tyrosine kinase. Shama’s drug discovery and development experience encompasses small molecules and human antibodies, some of which successfully progressed to Phase 3 studies. She is listed as a co-inventor on 10 patents and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. In order to better integrate the business and scientific objectives of the company, she completed an Executive MBA from the University of Rhode Island in 1998. This business training plus her Discovery - Development experience with in-house candidates and external licensing opportunities prepared her for taking on the newly created role of leading the Attrition Analysis Office at Pfizer.

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Jasmin Patel, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai, India
 
Jasmin Patel is the Chief Operating Officer for the Indian pharma business of leading MNC Novartis. In his current role Dr. Patel is responsible for the set up and development of a new pharma business in India and which is expected to be the Launch Engine for select novel products from the Novartis pipeline. Prior to assuming these responsibilities Patel was the Head of Disease Area Strategy and M&A Assessments for 2 years at Novartis global headquarters in Basel.

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Rama Shankar
Quality Performance Manager
TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc.
Rama Shankar focuses on setting up Quality Management Systems, increasing productivity, improving cycle time, quality, and eliminating waste within strategic processes. Rama holds an M.S. in Engineering Management from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from India. She is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Quality Auditor, Malcolm Baldridge Award Examiner and a certified Lean Trainer. She is also an adjunct professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.
 
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