Pharming Your Career: #HowIRxoll Part 4: A Passion for Clinical Pharmacology - Dr. Grigor Abelien   Grigor Abelian's Bio: Dr. Abelian graduated as University Valedictorian from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences with Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Studies and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.   During pharmacy school, he augmented his didactic training through internships at multiple institutions including Johns Hopkins Hospital at Critical Care/Surgery Department of Pharmacy, Janssen Research & Development in Clinical Pharmacology and Global Trial Management, and United States Food and Drug Administration at Office of Health Informatics. He supported and led multiple research projects spanning from pharmaceutics development of Tegafur and its parent drug 5-Fluorouracil in the Colon Cancer setting at University of the Sciences, Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Surgical Intensive Care setting at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Trauma Registry Validation in the Venous Thromboembolism Prevention setting at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Upon graduation, he completed a joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology at University of Southern California and Allergan, plc where he supported and led clinical pharmacology drug development efforts in the CNS, GI, Ophthalmology, Immunology, and Dermatology therapeutic areas.   Currently, he serves as a Research Investigator in the Global Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics function at Bristol-Myers Squibb where he supports research and development in the Cardiovascular, Immunology, and Oncology therapeutic areas. His core discipline interests include translational and precision medicine, pharmacogenomics, and model-based drug development.   In his spare time, he enjoys several sports including weight training, snowboarding, professional and pick-up football, soccer, basketball, and tennis in addition to traveling, hiking, and stock market investing.  
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