Dr. Vidya Velagapudi is a Senior Vice President of Precision Medicine and Academy of Education and Research at the Corporate Medical Office, Global Patient Care, M42 Health, Abu Dhabi. She has an interdisciplinary educational background and a strong R&D background in metabolic disorders, biomarker discovery, translational science, and precision medicine. She has been working in cross-functional life sciences areas in various domains such as Academia, CRO, Pharma and Health Tech industries for over 20 years. She has obtained significant awards, fellowships, and competitive grants. She has published over 75 scientific articles in reputed journals. She is an invited expert evaluator for the European Commission and other national funding bodies.  She is also an invited speaker at various international scientific events, panel discussions and conferences.