Pushkar G. Ghanekar

Hello! I’m Pushkar.

I currently a AI and scientific project lead at Eli Lilly’s. I develop AI-based methods to augment human creativity and maximize serendipity. I am broadly interested in chemistry and biology, with a passion for understanding how medicines are discovered, developed, and commercialized.

Previously, I did my Ph.D. at Purdue University. I worked on building a molecule-level understanding of catalysts to further our knowledge of chemical transformations particularly related to energy storage and conversion devices like batteries.

You can read more about my Ph.D. journey here.

Besides research, I am interested in almost everything. I love to teach and share science with as many people as possible. Outside of work, I enjoy cooking, gaming, diving deep in arcane internet rabbit holes, reading history and philosophy, and going on longer-than-necessary bike rides. Essentially anything that keeps me away from doing laundry or dishes.

I maintain a data science blog where I document my thoughts, tips, and list of helpful resources related to life science, algorithms, and code.

Curiosity, humility, and empathy are my foundational beliefs.

Two principles drive my work:

i. Intentionality must precede application

ii. How do you anything is how you do everything.