Walker Graham
Nathaniel
Greg Hollingworth
Max Johansen
C. Vivek Lal
Karen Miller
Initial introduction to molecular glues during tenure at Celgene from 2010-2015 where she was a key member on the IMiD “mechanism of action” discovery team. Work here directly contributed to the clinical development of pomalidomide and downstream mechanistic discovery of IMiDs including in-house identification of Ikaros, Aiolos, and GSPT1 as neosubstrates of various IMiD molecules. Subsequently, left Celgene to obtain her PhD from The Scripps Research Institute under the tutelage of Dr. Michael McHeyzer-Williams, focusing on adaptive immunity through germinal center formation and evolution. Following completion of her degree in 2021, she returned to the TPD space, moving to Biotheryx where she is currently the biology lead for both the BTX-1188 and Neosubstrate Discovery projects.
Katie Kam
Ingrid Wertz
Ingrid E. Wertz is the Executive Director of the Protein Homeostasis Center of Excellence at Bristol Myers Squibb. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of California at Berkeley, performed her graduate studies at Genentech via an NIH Biotechnology Training Grant from U.C. Davis, and received her M.D. from Washington University in St. Louis as a Medical Scientist Training Program fellow. Dr. Wertz was a recipient of the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award. Prior to joining BMS in May of 2021, Dr. Wertz was a Principal Scientist at Genentech. There she served as the Biology Lead for BCL-2 family antagonists that contributed to venetoclax, she was the initial Biology Lead for the selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERDs) program that contributed to giredistrant, she led USP7 inhibitor drug discovery teams, and co-initiated and led the Genentech Degrader Platform. Dr. Wertz’s research is primarily focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms of therapeutic compounds and co-opting the Ubiquitin System for therapeutic benefit.