Kalyani Kothapalli joined SDC in 2015. As Associate Director, she serves as a consultant and senior reviewer for her team of clinical trial statisticians while also acting as the lead statistician for several studies. Prior to joining SDC, she worked at Quintiles (now IQVIA) and MDS Pharma Services in various statistical, programming, and managerial roles. She loves mentoring junior statisticians, improving processes, programming in SAS/R, and learning new statistical methodologies.
She has developed a wealth of knowledge over her 22-year career in drug and device clinical development, only some of which is described here. In oncology, Kalyani has supported clinical trials in multiple myeloma, advanced and metastatic solid tumors, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), hepatocellular tumors, and melanoma. In ophthalmology, her experience includes presbyopia, glaucoma, x-linked retinoschisis, x-lined retinitis pigmentosa, achromatopsia, allergic conjunctivitis, and contact lenses. She has also supported clinical programs for asthma, endometriosis, migraines, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Meniere’s disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D), and scoliosis and degenerative disc disease.
Kalyani holds a Master of Science in Biometry from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE, and is a member of the American Statistical Association. Working from her home office near Kansas City, KS, she enjoys spending time with family, working out, reading, and watching TV.
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