Sergejus Butovas
About Sergejus Butovas
Sergejus Butovas is a Regional Medical Advisor at Aimmune Therapeutics, with a background in neurobiology and extensive experience in medical science liaison roles across various pharmaceutical companies. He has contributed to research on pain processing and recovery after cerebral stroke, and holds multiple degrees in neurobiology and related fields.
Current Role at Aimmune Therapeutics
Sergejus Butovas serves as a Regional Medical Advisor at Aimmune Therapeutics, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he provides medical expertise and guidance to support the company's objectives in the therapeutic area. His responsibilities include advising on the transfer of preclinical models into human studies, which aims to enhance the predictability of clinical trial outcomes. He is also involved in establishing electrophysiological readout assays for subcortical pain processing, contributing to drug screening applications.
Previous Experience in Medical Science Liaison Roles
Before joining Aimmune Therapeutics, Sergejus Butovas worked as a Medical Science Liaison at Novartis from 2013 to 2015, where he operated in the Dresden Area, Germany. He also served as a Sr. Medical Science Liaison at Aimmune Therapeutics for a brief period in 2021. Additionally, he held the position of Medical Science Liaison at BIAL from 2016 to 2020, focusing on the eastern region of Germany. His roles involved providing scientific support and fostering relationships with healthcare professionals.
Academic Background in Neurobiology
Sergejus Butovas has a strong academic foundation in neurobiology. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Experimental Biology from Vilnius University, followed by a Master of Science in Neurobiology from the same institution. He further advanced his education with a PhD in Behavioral and Neural Sciences from Universität Tübingen. His studies included cellular mechanisms of general anesthesia and the effects of intracortical microstimulation, which provided him with extensive training in neurophysiology.
Research Experience and Contributions
Sergejus Butovas has significant research experience, particularly in the field of pain and neurobiology. He worked at the Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research as a Research Associate and later as a Postdoc, focusing on recovery after ischemic cerebral stroke and measuring motor skill restoration in rats. His research also involved coordinating joint research projects aimed at drug screening and studying the cellular effects of various neurobiological phenomena.
Early Career and Sales Management
In the early stages of his career, Sergejus Butovas worked as a Sales Manager at Alna for 11 months in 1998. He also held a position as a Network Administrator at Vilnius University for five months in 2000. These roles provided him with foundational experience in sales and technical support, which complemented his later scientific and medical career.