Veena Thomas, PhD
Veena Thomas is the Scientific Program Manager for Team Fraser. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences at UCSF in Brian Shoichet’s lab, where her research focused on structural biology, enzymology, protein stability, and drug resistance. She then did her postdoctoral research in Vijay Pande’s group at Stanford, applying ligand- and structure-based computational approaches to drug repurposing for neglected diseases and to the prediction of drug side effects and toxicity. Most recently, Veena led cross-functional strategy management for the NIH-funded AViDD ASAP Discovery antiviral drug-discovery consortium. Her work now centers on enabling technically rigorous collaboration across disciplines and institutions to accelerate complex drug-discovery programs.
Carmen Carrillo García, PhD
Carmen is a Scientific Project Manager at DZNE. With a background in cell biology, she spent many years in academic research before moving into project management. She enjoys bringing people and projects together and helping research collaborations run smoothly.
Philip Denner, PhD
Philip is Head of the Core Facility for Lab Automation Technologies (CRFS-LAT) and leads the Core Research Facilities and Services (CRFS) at DZNE Bonn, Germany. A biochemist with over 20 years of academic and industry experience, he specializes in high-content screening (HCS) and image-based analysis to quantify cellular phenotypes across disease areas. Philip also develops advanced human cell models to improve the translational impact of preclinical research and drug discovery.
