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Manager, R&D
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Lokesh has over 13 years of experience in the field of Clinical Molecular Testing and holds a Master's degree in Biotechnology from VIT University, India. Currently serving as the Manager, in the Sample Prep and Automation group at Thermo Fisher Scientific. In this role, Lokesh focuses on developing advanced Genomics and Oncology sample prep solutions, including MagMAX Nucleic Acid purification kits and automation workflow on KingFisher and liquid handlers. In his previous role at Histogenetics, Lokesh gained his expertise in sequencing-based HLA, ABO, and KIR tissue typing and made significant contributions to the development and automation of sequencing-based assays.