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Dr. Ramesh Kovi, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD, DACVP, DABT, Fellow IATP

Director of Pathology,
AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA

Contact Details

AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA

Bio

Ramesh Kovi is currently working as a Director of Pathology at AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA. Prior to this, he was an Associate Research Fellow (Scientific Director), Pathology at Pfizer Drug Safety Research and Development, Senior Pathologist at Experimental Pathology Laboratories Inc, and NTP Pathologist (C) at Division of National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), in Research Triangle Park, NC, USA; Comparative pathologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, Department Veterinary Population Medicine and Masonic Cancer Center. Dr. Kovi received his B.V.Sc & A.H (DVM equivalent) from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India; M.V.Sc in Veterinary Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India, and Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. He is certified in anatomic pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and in toxicology by the American Board of Toxicology (ABT) and he is a Fellow of the International Academy of Toxicologic Pathology (IATP). Ramesh has over 20 years of experience in cancer biology, molecular biology, and pathobiological sciences and nearly 10 years of experience in veterinary anatomic pathology including toxicologic pathology and molecular pathology. Ramesh has an active publication record by contributing to several peer-reviewed publications, reviews, and book chapters. He serves as a member editorial board of the Toxicologic Pathology journal and reviewer for several journals in the field of cancer biology and pathology. Ramesh is an active member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP), Society of Toxicologic Pathologists (STP), American Board of Toxicology (ABT), Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society-North Carolina (GEMS-NC), American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD), and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). He has contributed to numerous STP committees, working groups, and panels: Annual Symposium Committee, Awards Committee, Education Committee, INHAND-CNS, and INHAND-Dog working groups and ACVP committees including Education Committee.

Employer Type

  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnical

Number of Years in Field

  • 10-20

Education

University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
PhD, 2009
Cancer Biology
2004 To 2009
Dissertation: Defining the Role of CtBP2 in p53-Independent Tumor Suppressor Function of ARF.
Advisor: Steve Grossman

Honors and Awards

2001 UAS Gold Medal for ‘First Rank’ in BVSc and AH (equivalent to DVM) degree
KVAFSU
2001

2012 CL Davis Foundation Veterinary Pathology Resident Scholarship Award
CL Davis Foundation
2012

2021 STP Distinguished Early Career Award
STP
2021

2021 W.E. Upjohn Pfizer Values of Excellence Awards
Pfizer
2021

Principal Activity

  • Anatomic Pathologist

Systemic Pathology Areas of Expertise

  • Endocrine
  • Hepatobiliary
  • Nervous
  • xxAnatomic Pathology (Old)
  • xxDiscover/Investigative Pathology (Old)

Species and/or Technical Expertise

  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Carcinogenesis and Carcinogenicity Assays
  • Discovery Toxicology/Pathology
  • Gene Therapy
  • Genetically Engineered Models
  • Investigative Toxicology/Pathology
  • Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Non-Human Primate (Cyno, Marmoset)
  • Pharmaceuticals (small molecules)
  • Regulatory Toxicology/Pathology

Professional Societies

  • ABT, AACR

Professional Associations

International Academy of Toxicologic Pathologists (IATP)
2020 - Present

American Board of Toxicology (ABT)
2016 - Present

American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)
2009 - Present

Job History

AstraZeneca
Director of Pathology
Waltham, MA, United States
July 2023 - present

Pfizer Drug Safety R & D
Associate Research Fellow (Scientific Director)
Cambridge, MA, MA, United States
January 2021 - June 2023

Experimental Pathology Laboratories (EPL)/NTP, NIEHS
Senior Pathology
Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
April 2015 - April 2021

University of Minnesota Cancer Center and VDL
Assistant Professor and Comparative Pathologist
St Paul, MN, United States
July 2009 - July 2015