Karthik Veeravalli
Director, Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations
Postdoc Mentor
14
Years at Genentech
8
Publications at Genentech
A chemical engineer and senior group leader experienced in biologics upstream process development in microbial and CHO platforms. Experience includes microbial strain development, genome engineering, process characterization and validation, scale-up, technology transfer, process optimization, working with contract manufacturing organizations, and manufacturing campaign support.
My Focus
Some of my current responsibilities include:
- Provide coaching, leadership, and direction for a cell culture and bioprocess operations (CCBO) process development group of ~20 staff members responsible for multiple development and technology projects.
The process development activities include clone screening, process optimization, scale-up, process validation, process transfer, & technology development efforts. - Lead a process sub-team for developing and optimizing the process for a cell therapy product.
- Author and review regulatory submissions and supporting health authority interactions & requests for information.
- Member of the CCBO leadership team.
Genentech Publications
Antibodies, ISSN: 20734468
Aaron T. Wecksler; Victor Lundin; Ambrose Jon Williams; Karthik Veeravalli; Dorothea Reilly; Sung-Hye Grieco
Microbial Cell Factories,
Tomasz K. Baginski; Karthik Veeravalli; Rebekah McKenna; Christopher Williams; Katherine Wong; Christina Tsai; Daniel Hewitt; Karthik Mani; Mike Laird
Metabolic Engineering, ISSN: 10967184 10967176
Rebekah McKenna; T. Noelle Lombana; Masaki Yamada; Kiran Mukhyala; Karthik Veeravalli
Biotechnology Progress, ISSN: 15206033 87567938
Karthik Veeravalli; Tony Schindler; Emily Dong; Masaki Yamada; Ryan Hamilton; Mike Laird
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ISSN: 15206017 00223549
Xuan Gao; Junyan A. Ji; Karthik Veeravalli; Y. John Wang; Taylor Zhang; William Mcgreevy; Kai Zheng; Robert F. Kelley; Mike Laird; Jun Liu; Cromwell
Bioengineered, ISSN: 21655987 21655979
Karthik Veeravalli; Mike Laird
Biotechnology Progress, ISSN: 15206033 87567938
Karthik Veeravalli; Mike Laird; Mark Fedesco; Yu Zhang; X. Christopher Yu
BioProcess International, ISSN: 15426319
Vanderlaan; Wendy N. Sandoval; Peter S. Liu; Julie C. Nishihara; George Tsui; Margaret Lin; Feny Gunawan; Sara Parker; Robert Ming Wong; Justin Low; Xiangdan Wang; Yang; Karthik Veeravalli; McKay; X. Christopher Yu; O'Connell; Benjamin Tran; Rajesh Vij; Chris Fong; Kathleen Francissen; Judith Zhu-Shimoni; Quarmby; Denise C. Krawitz
Education
- University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering – 2010
- Indian Institute of Technology, Madras-B.S. Chemical Engineering – 2004