Sujatha Sonti PhD

Sujatha is a pharmacist by training and received her Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Her graduate research focused mainly on the delivery of large molecules: antisense oligonucleotides and gene therapy for the treatment of lung inflammation. Her industrial career started in the department of Cell Biology and In Vitro Toxicology at Avon Products, Inc and since then she has taken on several roles of increasing responsibilities in topical product development at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, SkinMedica, Inc (a division of Allergan) and Medicis Pharmaceuticals. Sujatha joined the Stiefel division of GSK in 2014 and currently heads the Topical Product Development group within the Dermatology Unit at GSK. She has over 15 years of dermatology product development experience (prescription and consumer products) and has had the incredible opportunity of commercially launching several topical prescription products and over 35 Cosmetic/OTC products. Sujatha was recently recognized as a GSK Senior Fellow. She was awarded the 2016 Rising Star by HBA (Healthcare Business Association) as a women leader who has made significant contributions in her area of expertise.