Venky Ramakrishna Ph.D. is the Director, R&D Immunology at Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., Hampton, New Jersey, United States. He got PhD in Immunology. He originally trained as a Biophysicist at The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel; switched gears mid-course; taught himself immunology; got the expertise he needed by being at the right place and the right time- more a case of "chutzpah" than "luck". Currently evaluating vaccine responses in cancer patients.