Bijal Kakrecha

Bijal Kakrecha

Director, Translational Science and Operations

EDUCATION
B.S., Biology, Widener University

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Bristol Myers Squibb
Wuxi AppTec
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Bijal’s Flare characteristics: Innovation and collaboration

With a passion for translational research and operations, Bijal supports Flare’s translational and pre-clinical efforts through alliance and operations management. She is a scientific partner to Flare’s IT and Bioinformatics teams, helping to identify and implement appropriate data analytics solutions.

Bijal has worked in translational and clinical research, with a focus in biomarker identification and characterization in immune and circulating tumor cells from patient samples. After switching gears to Operations, she led the build-out of a state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary Translational Medicine laboratory, established patient sample processing and immunophenotyping SOPs, as well as spearheaded the development of a LIMS environment.

Outside of work, Bijal enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing board games, hiking, and traveling. She also loves to cook and explore new restaurants.

WHAT SPARKED YOU TO JOIN FLARE?

The opportunity to work with highly talented and passionate people, dedicated to help improve the lives of patients.

WHAT MAKES YOU EXCITED TO ‘BRING IT’ EVERY DAY AT WORK?

It’s exciting to collaborate with a driven team whose approach to precision oncology is ‘outside the box’.

 

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