Experience

Design Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Scientist

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Program Co-lead in early discovery efforts targeting a neurodegenerative disorder Roles: - Full chemistry responsibilities including SAR analysis, design of new compounds, compound selection for in vivo analysis - Focused compound design on improving potency, tolerability, and CNS exposure - Work closely with computational chemistry team to employ multiple methods to assist in the design of new compounds - Management of CRO resources for compound scale ups - Organize meetings for data dissemination to various groups including R&D Committee - Leaderboard compound selection for NHP animal studies - General program management of a team of independent scientists Other roles as a Senior Scientist include: - Set up chemical infrastructure including lot tracking through 2D barcoding - Designed data infrastructure for ELN implementation of chemical inventory - Implemented automation and liquid handling for compound management using Dynamic Devices Lynx - Manage POs of various CROs for analytical, biophysical, and biochemical analysis of compounds - Assist in managing external multiple chemistry CRO for new compound synthesis across programs - Compound selection across programs for biochemical and biophysical analysis



UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

• United States
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• NCI T32 Postdoctoral Research Trainee

  • May 2019 - Aug 2021

  NIH T32 Fellow in the Cancer Epigenetics Training Program (CETP) under advisor Lindsey I. James (T32CA217824) NIH T32 Fellow in the Cancer Epigenetics Training Program (CETP) under advisor Lindsey I. James (T32CA217824)



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  Development of chemical probes for methyl-lysine reader proteins with a focus on Chromodomain proteins. I use a variety of techniques including structure-based design, organic synthesis of target compounds, and assay development and implementation. I am also interested in understanding the structural requirements and specificities of methyl-lysine mimetics for various methyl-lysine readers. Development of chemical probes for methyl-lysine reader proteins with a focus on Chromodomain proteins. I use a variety of techniques including structure-based design, organic synthesis of target compounds, and assay development and implementation. I am also interested in understanding the structural requirements and specificities of methyl-lysine mimetics for various methyl-lysine readers.



UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2017

  'A Chemical Biology Approach to Phosphoinositide Metabolic Analysis' 'A Chemical Biology Approach to Phosphoinositide Metabolic Analysis'



Virginia Tech

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  Undergraduate group leader. Synthesis of novel antimicrobial dendromers. Undergraduate group leader. Synthesis of novel antimicrobial dendromers.