So I joined the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular genetics at University of Kentucky School of Medicine.
It was one of the first interdisciplinary programs where you could rotate in 5-6 departments, and upon choosing a lab, that’s the department you joined.
I worked for a bit, then started my PhD in 2003. My bachelor’s degree was in Biology from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana in 2000. He has worked at multiple companies as an MSL specializing in inflammation and immunology, including Bristol-Meyers Squibb and Celgene and is currently the Medical Director of Global Medical Affairs at Amgen.Ĭan you describe your academic and professional background? What path led you to pursue this field? Faced with the decision whether to continue striving for an academic lab or transition career paths, Yuri pivoted towards medical science liaison positions.
After completing a postdoc, he secured an NIH T32 fellowship in Clinical Scholars in Cardiovascular Science to continue his academic research work. Yuri Klyachkin received his PhD in Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics from the University of Kentucky where he studied mechanisms of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 glycoprotein L folding, trafficking, and its role in virus entry and dissemination of infection.
