Dr. Sachdev has been a consulting clinical scientist and biochemist with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals since 2017.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ, January 07, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Om Prakash Sachdev, Ph.D., with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Sachdev celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Sachdev has been a consulting clinical scientist and biochemist with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals since 2017. Formerly active with Invivis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Pharmalead Therapeutics in the same capacity between 2011 and 2016, his extensive background in the field dates back almost 50 years to 1971, when he first worked in academia as a lecturer of biochemistry at Government Medical College, Jabalpur University, MP, in his native country of India. Throughout the course of his career, Dr. Sachdev also lent his expertise to such organizations as Johnson & Johnson as a global clinical manager of pharmaceutical in the company's research and development division, Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development, Inc., as director of project management, Novartis Pharma, as Director of Clinical Oncology and Translational Sciences and Enzon Pharmaceuticals as team lead of project management in the division of early clinical development and translational oncology.
Best known for inventing cellular and molecular models to study lipoprotein metabolism in humans, Dr. Sachdev has written extensively in his field as a result of his research. His works can be found in various scholarly journals.
Dr. Sachdev is an elected fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and a longtime member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American Society for Microbiology. He was also very active as the chairman of the membership and foundation committees and as past president of the Rotary Club of Somerville and Bridgewater from 2016 to 2018 and as the chairman of the Lederle Scientific Lecture Committee in Pearl River, NY, from 1984 to 1992.
Born in Allahabad, India, Dr. Sachdev was initially inspired to go into the sciences by his junior high school science teacher. Receiving a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Allahabad in 1969 and 1971, respectively, he later earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Howard University in 1980 and a Master of Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2000. While studying in India, he notably served as secretary of city delegacy for the Allahabad University Student Union between 1967 and 1969.
Married to his wife Chander Prabha Lulla, Dr. Sachdev has two children and four grandchildren. In his free time, he often reads a variety of scientific journals, plays golf, and enjoys mentoring and doing community service.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Om Prakash Sachdev, Ph.D., has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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