We would like to welcome Dr. Deepa B. Rao BVSc, MS, PhD, DABT, DACVP, FIATP to StageBio!

Dr. Deepa Rao is a board-certified toxicologist and veterinary toxicologic pathologist with over 20 years of experience in the translation of chemical/drug toxicological data from animal studies to human health risk assessment.

Dr. Rao’s previous work experience includes serving as a study director in preclinical toxicology (Covance Laboratories, Inc), a toxicologic pathologist for the National Toxicology Program (NTP), and a regulatory toxicologist for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Her specialized expertise is in neurotoxicology and neuropathology as evident from numerous publications, awards, invited manuscript reviews and lectures, participation in NTP Pathology Working Groups and FDA Advisory Committees, and service on planning committees, symposiums, and scientific workgroups for the Society of Toxicologic Pathology and the American College of Toxicology.

Dr. Rao received her veterinary, toxicology and pathology training from the Mysore Veterinary College (1992), the University of Oklahoma – Health Sciences Center (2000), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2008), respectively.