Sunish Mohanan

Company: Gilead

Job title: Pathology, Nonclinical Safety & Pathobiology Senior Director, Research

Bio:

Dr. Sunish Mohanan is the Senior Director of Research Pathology at Gilead Sciences, where he leads translational and safety pathology projects, with a focus on IBD. He previously held pathologist roles at GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly, concentrating on oncology and inflammation projects. Dr. Mohanan earned his veterinary medical degree in India, completed PhD from Cornell University in cancer biology, and research fellowships from University of Wisconsin-Madison, UPenn School of Medicine, Wake Forest and is a Board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Sunish has co-authored over 30 scientific publications and actively participates in various scientific societies and mentorship initiatives.

Seminars:

Spatial Multi-Omics of Crohn’s Disease: Advancing Pathobiology & Target Discovery in Biopharma 9:00 am

Highlighting the application of cutting-edge spatial omics technologies – including spatial transcriptomics, single-nucleus RNA sequencing, and high-order multiplexed protein imaging – to study the complex pathobiology of Crohn’s disease using FFPE tissue Integrating spatial and single-cell data with histological annotation, we reveal distinct epithelial states, immune-stromal interactions, and ulcer-associated transcriptional programs that inform therapeutic hypothesis…Read more

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Panel Discussion: Leveraging Spatial Biology to Unlock Novel Insights into Complex Disease for Enhanced Therapeutic & Biomarker Development 11:30 am

What are some of the most promising ways spatial biology is helping us better understand complex disease mechanisms that traditional approaches may miss? How can we translate novel spatial insights into robust, clinically relevant biomarkers and therapeutic targets that hold up across different patient populations? What practical steps are needed to integrate spatial biology more…Read more

day: Day Two