Balaji Agoram, Arcus
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Balaji is presently the Vice President, and head of clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics at Arcus Biosciences, an oncology focused biotechnology company. He got his PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Colorado and has been working in the clinical pharmacology area in big pharma and biotech startups for more than 20 years. He is a strong proponent – and a critic – of the use of all flavors of mathematical modeling within medicine R&D. He has published more than 50 manuscripts and multiple book chapters; he is also the co-author on multiple patents. Recently, he was awarded an honorary fellowship by the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. Balaji also has adjunct faculty appointments at University of the Pacific, Stockton, and University of Wyoming, Laramie”.