Adeyemi Adedeji

Dr. Adeyemi (Yemi) Adedeji is a Distinguished Scientist-Clinical Pathologist, Head of Clinical Pathology, in the Translational Safety Department at Genentech Yemi received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from University of Ibadan in Nigeria, after which he relocated to the United States to pursue his PhD in Molecular Microbiology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Following the completion of his PhD, he was accepted for the veterinary clinical pathology residency training program at the University of California-Davis. After the completion of his residency training program, he became a Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Dipl. ACVP) after passing the board certification exam. Subsequently, he joined the College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, as an Assistant Professor of Clinical pathology (tenure-track), where he developed his research lab, mentored professional students interested in biomedical research and also taught clinical pathology courses. He joined Genentech in 2016 as a toxicologic clinical pathologist to provide scientific support for oncology and non-oncology therapeutic safety and development, along with translational biomarker development. He has several peer-reviewed publications along with numerous professional awards. He is an Associate Editor for the Comparative Clinical Pathology Journal. He is also an active member of several pharmaceutical industry consortia including a member of the advisory council for the Predictive Safety Testing Consortium (PSTC) and the past chair of the PSTC-Nephrotoxicity Working Group, where he led a cross-industry effort on the development of novel safety renal biomarkers.