Associate Scientific Director Clinical Sciences
Takeda Development Center Americas Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
Alex Prokopienko, PharmD, PhD, is a Senior Clinical Pharmacologist, Quantitiative Clinical Pharmacology, Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Alex completed his PharmD at Albany College of Pharmacy and subsequently his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences. During his PhD, Alex was selected as a recipient of the AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, NIH Post-Doctoral Fellowship, and NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program. Alex then joined Vertex Pharmaceuticals as a Clinical Pharmacologist working in several therapeutic areas including cystic fibrosis, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, pain, and kidney disease. At Takeda, Alex is working in the gastrointestinal portfolio.
Alex has a special interest in scientific communication in both written and verbal formats. He has received multiple scientific communication awards including the 2018 ACCP Student Abstract Award and Podium Presentation. He is excited to Co-Chair this workshop with distinguished faculty.