Experience

Karuna Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President Discovery Research

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Medicinal Chemistry - Neuroscience and Nephrology

  • Oct 2016 - Sep 2021

  - Portfolio responsibilities across neuroscience and nephrology to shape scientific strategy, manage resources, and develop talent. - Experienced leader with excellent cross-functional collaboration skills focused on establishing an integrated scientific strategy from target identification through lead optimization. - Developed a multi-dimensional Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD) approach to treat CNS proteinopathies. - Portfolio responsibilities across neuroscience and nephrology to shape scientific strategy, manage resources, and develop talent. - Experienced leader with excellent cross-functional collaboration skills focused on establishing an integrated scientific strategy from target identification through lead optimization. - Developed a multi-dimensional Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD) approach to treat CNS proteinopathies.



Eli Lilly and Company

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Advisor and Neuroscience Group Leader

  • Feb 2000 - Sep 2016

  Extensive lead generation and optimization experience in neuroscience research focused on neurodegenerative diseases (tau pathology), ligand-gated and voltage-gated ion channel targets for the treatment of epilepsy and pain, and on cell surface targets to treat diseases related to obesity and anxiety/depression. Extensive lead generation and optimization experience in neuroscience research focused on neurodegenerative diseases (tau pathology), ligand-gated and voltage-gated ion channel targets for the treatment of epilepsy and pain, and on cell surface targets to treat diseases related to obesity and anxiety/depression.



Affymax

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 1994 - Aug 1994

  Synthesized linkers for combinatorial chemistry. Developed novel 3-dimensional support linkers. Synthesized linkers for combinatorial chemistry. Developed novel 3-dimensional support linkers.