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Khelan Patel

The Class of 2008

Khelan Patel (B.S., Genetics - University of Wisconsin - Madison) is presently a Safety Pharmacologist within Toxicology Services at Covance Laboratories in Madison, WI. His primary responsibilities involve assisting study direction in designing, conducting and analyzing GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) non clinical studies. His work revolves around the core battery of ICH (International Conference on Harmonization) S7A and S7B guidelines for the safety assessment of drugs for human use. Prior to this, Khelan worked in Covance Laboratories Anatomic Pathology group, where his focus was studying drug induced histopathology. Khelan's goal in entering the program is to gain a deeper insight into how different aspects of the industry interrelate with each other, as well as with regulatory agencies worldwide. Another area of Khelan's interest is intellectual property and its importance in sustaining technology innovation in the biopharmaceutical arena.