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Mahesh is an associate professor for Indiana University’s Laboratory Informatics/Health Informatics Graduate Program. Mahesh specializes in scientific data management, bioinformatics, chemical informatics, health informatics and GLP validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). Before heading to Indiana University, Mahesh worked for Pharmacia Corp.’s Bioinformatics/Information Technology group, where he developed databases and new tools for data mining (Pfizer, Inc. has since acquired Pharmacia). Mahesh also integrated LIMS for acquisition, analysis, and archiving of DNA-micro array chips and 3D protein crystal structures. He implemented a system for global pharmaceutical supply that required GLP validation. Mahesh also worked for four years at Physio Control Corporation developing a multi-lead electrocardiograph system for detecting coronary artery disease and ischemia, a condition in which the blood flow inside a coronary artery is restricted by a partial or complete blockage. He and his colleagues developed the system while at the University of Utah. As a former software engineer for Utah-based Evans & Sutherland, he developed a planetarium system and high-end flight simulators. He has installed a computer system to monitor patients in the burn and trauma unit and integrated it with the Hospital Information System. He holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach, and a Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics and Computing from the University of Utah. | 