Pravin Malla Shrestha, PhD
Pravin Malla Shrestha, Ph.D., is the CEO/CSO and founding board member of Unique Biosciences™. Pravin leads our company with a vision for innovation and growth. His strategic insights and leadership have been pivotal in driving our mission forward. Specializing in bacterial physiology and molecular diagnostics, he has over 18 years of experience that include both academia and industry. He earned his PhD from the Philipps University/Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg in Germany and completed post-doctoral research at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and UC Berkeley. Pravin has authored over 30 research papers and possesses extensive expertise in CLIA/CAP laboratory operations, as well as R&D experience in point-of-care diagnostics devices. He previously served as Chief Scientific Officer at Paratus Diagnostics/Direct Diagnostics LLC and worked at Assembly Biosciences LLC, where he developed and marketed various laboratory developed tests when he served in Paratus Diagnostics/ Direct Diagnostics LLC.