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Dr. Sircar joined AVANIR Pharmaceuticals in November 1995 as Director of Chemistry, and was responsible for creating the Company’s medicinal chemistry drug discovery program. From April 2000 to November 2002, he held the position of Executive Director, Drug Discovery at AVANIR and has served as our Vice President of Drug Discovery since November 2002.
Before joining the Company, Dr. Sircar held the position of Senior Vice President, Research and Discovery for Biofor, Inc. from January 1992 to November 1995. Previously, from 1969 to 1991, Dr. Sircar worked with Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis in its Research Division (currently Pfizer), where he attained the position of Associate Research Fellow and Chairman of the Immunoinflammatory Project Team. During his tenure at Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis, he was responsible for the discovery and pre-clinical development of six compounds.
Dr. Sircar holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, an M.S. in Pure Chemistry and a B.S. (Honors) in Chemistry, all from the University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India. Dr. Sircar is the author of 154 patents and scientific publications. | 