Richa Tewari is the founder of the ‘Onco-this-Week (OTW)’ newsletter, where she spearheads news coverage on oncology drug development. This initiative stemmed from her need to stay up-to-date with cancer therapies as a new pharma consultant in 2016. She began publishing pharma events on STEMPeers’ ClubSciWri platform in 2018, which was later reorganized as MedNess in 2019. With OTW’s acquisition by Rosenblatt Life Science Consultants in 2024, Richa will continue to help the scientific community navigate the ever-changing oncology landscape.
A PhD in Cancer Biology and oncology consultant by profession, Richa focuses on competitive intelligence, market research, and forecast modeling in her work. She has sound knowledge of 30+ oncology indications (both solid tumors and heme malignancies) in addition to rare diseases. Week after week, she religiously goes through industry events in order to keep up with this fast-paced industry.
In her free time, Richa loves nature photography and cooking different cuisines. She also volunteers for the Canadian Cancer Society and is part of her neighborhood groups focusing on environment conservation.
Shalini co-manages the OTW platform and newsletter. She has a PhD in human molecular genetics, worked in CRISPR therapeutics for sickle cell disease, and is currently a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Cambridge where she studies pain genetics and therapeutics. She is also a freelance scientific and medical writer.
Shalini keeps an interest in therapeutic developments for human diseases, and this is where her association with Onco-This-Week stems from. Through her column Genes and Therapy, she communicated the advances in genetics and genomics, and cell and gene therapy on the MedNess platform, where she continues to serve as a consulting editor.
Shalini is a trained classical singer, and an absolute lover of nature and performing arts.
Please feel free to contact her on LinkedIn if you have any queries about OTW.
Siftjit studied spermagglutination by bacteria and its link to infertility for her Ph.D. in Microbiology from Panjab University, and published 15 papers. Before relocating to Canada in 2019, she was an Adjunct Faculty with the Department of Microbiology and the National Center for Human Genome Studies and Research at Panjab University, India.
Her passion for science and writing motivated her to volunteer as a Scientific Writer for the Pet Cancer Fund, Toronto, as the Social Media Manager for OTW, and as the Managing Director of MedNess, a platform showcasing recent updates and write-ups on various topics ranging from drug approvals to rare diseases. Siftjit has expanded her horizons by working for and understanding the Canadian tax system.
When not working, Siftjit dedicates her spare time to nurturing her creative side, spending time in nature, singing Punjabi folk songs, and participating in cultural events.
Anusha has a Ph.D. in cancer biology, with a background in cell metabolism and metabolomics/flux analysis. She did postdoctoral research at the Beaumont Research Institute (Corewell Health) and the University of Michigan, and specializes in in vitro cell culture techniques, bioassays, and mass spectrometry. While being on a career break she has also been keeping up with the scientific community as a freelance scientific consultant.
Currently, Anusha is one of the Managing Editors for the Onco-This-Week platform where she came after volunteering for MedNess. She is looking forward to transitioning to non-academic roles while maintaining her passion to continue working in the field of cancer research.
Outside her professional life, Anusha loves mountains and beaches, likes going on trips exploring places and nature, and won’t complain having summer all year round! She found her passion in travel during her 7 years of hiatus in Europe as a Masters’ and Ph.D. student. A Bharathnatyam dancer by hobby, she also finds happiness in crafting and cooking, and is a local home cook within a platform called ‘Shef’ founded by a former White House Technology Advisor and a food entrepreneur duo.
Himanshi has a PhD in Cancer biology with a specialization in DNA damage response. She did her Postdoctoral research at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. She is at present a freelance scientific consultant and is actively exploring her calling.
To delve into her interest in science writing and related roles, she is working as a Social Media Manager within Onco-This-Week.
Outside her professional life, Himanshi finds joy in photography, reading, music and spending time in nature.
Feel free to reach out to Himanshi for any questions you may have regarding her work or about Onco-This-Week platform.
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