Srividya Venkitachalam, PhD, currently serves as Associate Scientific Director at Healthcare Consultancy Group since May 2024, and previously held the same title at ProEd Communications from March 2022 to May 2024, where support for medical communications in various therapeutic areas was provided. Prior experience includes project strategy and management at Case Western Reserve University from July 2012 to February 2022, where significant contributions involved designing pre-clinical projects focused on aggressive GI cancers, resulting in the identification of diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic interventions. Srividya is skilled in technical writing and regulatory processes, with a record of publications and conference presentations, and has extensive experience in mentoring and collaborating within multidisciplinary teams. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Microbiology & Immunology from Rosalind Franklin University and earlier degrees in Microbial Gene Technology and Microbiology from Madurai Kamaraj University and PSG College of Arts and Science.