Sunil Mallanna

Sunil Mallanna has a diverse work experience in the field of regenerative biology and stem cell research. Sunil is currently serving as the Director and Head of Regenerative Biology at Satellite Bio since March 2023. Prior to this role, they worked as the Head of Regenerative Biology at the same company from February 2021 to March 2023. Before joining Satellite Bio, Sunil was a Senior Scientist at Astellas Pharma US from December 2017 to February 2021, where they focused on pluripotent stem cell and liver research. Sunil also worked as a Scientist at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) from July 2016 to December 2017, where they continued their research in pluripotent stem cells and liver. Sunil's early career includes roles as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Medical University of South Carolina, where they worked on the generation and characterization of humanized mouse and rat models using induced pluripotent stem cells. Sunil also conducted research on the identification of cell surface markers for hepatocyte-like cells. Prior to that, they served as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Michael Green at UMass Medical School, focusing on recombinant AAV-mediated epitope tagging and the role of TAFs in stem cells.

Sunil Mallanna received their Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) degree, which is equivalent to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), from Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore, India. Sunil then pursued a Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.) degree in Animal Biotechnology from Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Izatnagar, India. Later, they completed their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Cancer Biology and Stem Cell Biology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.