I have a passion for the discovery of new medicines and joined GSK as an Associate Scientist in 2006, after gaining a first-class MSci Chemistry Degree from the University of Bristol.
I was promoted to a Scientific Investigator in 2013 and achieved my PhD in 2014, through a collaborative programme between GSK and the University of Strathclyde. In September 2021, I was promoted to Team Leader and now have three direct reports who I support in their professional and scientific development at GSK.
As a scientist, I have utilised my synthetic and medicinal chemistry skills to enable the identification of potential drug candidates, one of which reached Phase 2 clinical trials in patients. I have a keen interest in the application of new technologies to the drug discovery process and have led a technical network on inhaled drug design within GSK. In addition, I have developed my IT skills to become a lead user for software which assists our scientists in drug compound design and data analysis.
In 2019, I took on another role in becoming mum to my son Sam and I have since progressed my career whilst working part-time. As a chemist, I have the opportunity to make the molecule that becomes a medicine to help patients and I feel like there is no greater mission than what we do at GSK.