Supriya Sharma
About Supriya Sharma
Supriya Sharma is a Senior Scientist in Bioinformatics at Bristol Myers Squibb with over 10 years of experience in cancer genomics, cardiovascular, immunology, and infectious diseases.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Supriya Sharma is currently a Senior Scientist in Bioinformatics at Bristol Myers Squibb, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, she leverages her extensive background in bioinformatics to contribute to the company's drug discovery and personalized medicine initiatives. Her focus includes multi-omic clinical biomarker development, integrating various omics data to identify novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers for disease. Sharma's work at Bristol Myers Squibb plays a crucial part in advancing the field of translational bioinformatics.
Previous Experience at MyoKardia and Dynavax Technologies
Prior to joining Bristol Myers Squibb, Supriya Sharma worked at MyoKardia as a Bioinformatics Scientist from 2019 to 2020 in San Francisco, CA. At MyoKardia, she was involved in cardiovascular research, utilizing her bioinformatics expertise to support the company's therapeutic focus. Before MyoKardia, she was a Computational Biologist at Dynavax Technologies in Berkeley from 2018 to 2019. During her tenure at Dynavax, Sharma worked on immunology and infectious disease research, contributing to the development of new immunotherapies using computational biology techniques.
Academic Research at Stanford University and Boston University
Supriya Sharma has a robust academic background, having served as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the Bioinformatics Department at Stanford University School of Medicine from 2017 to 2018. At Stanford, she performed bioinformatics research, contributing to projects in cancer genomics and other disease areas. Sharma also worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at Boston University School of Medicine from 2012 to 2017. Her research during this period was part of her PhD program in Bioinformatics, Molecular and Translational Medicine, where she focused on translational bioinformatics and developed computational tools and methodologies for medical research.
Education in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
Supriya Sharma earned her PhD in Bioinformatics, Molecular and Translational Medicine from Boston University School of Medicine, completing the program in 2017. Her graduate studies provided her with a strong foundation in bioinformatics and translational medicine, preparing her for a career in both academia and industry. She earlier achieved her MSc in Medical Biotechnology and her BSc in Molecular Biology from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University. This educational background has equipped Sharma with comprehensive knowledge in various biological and computational disciplines.
Expertise in Translational Bioinformatics
With over 10 years of diverse academic and industry research experience, Supriya Sharma has developed strong expertise in translational bioinformatics. Her work spans cancer genomics, cardiovascular diseases, immunology, and infectious diseases. Sharma is proficient with various statistical and computational tools and platforms, and she has a keen interest in applying machine learning algorithms to understand core molecular pathways associated with diseases. Her research is heavily focused on multi-omic clinical biomarker development, contributing to advancements in drug discovery and personalized medicine.