Gian Marco De Donatis

Associate director

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

Researcher with 10 years of experience in biochemistry and cancer biology. Experience in drug discovery for anti-inflammatory, anti-tumoral and immunological applications. Proven track record of patents, publications and managing industrial and academic collaborations. Experienced in leading the team efforts through all aspects of the drug discovery process, from the discovery and validation of biological targets to the development of high-throughput biochemical, cellular and in vivo test in order to guide the SAR process. International work experience and background. Fluent in Italian and English, working proficiency in French. [email protected] +44 (0) 7 456728841

Experience

  • Monte Rosa Therapeutics (Basel, Switzerland)
    • Associate Director
      Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Automation and Screening

    • Principal Scientist
      Mar 2022 - Jul 2022 · 5 mos

      Automation and Screening

  • Senior Scientist at AstraZeneca
    Dec 2018 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Cellular based hight throughput screening and assay development in the R&D space Profiling and mechanism of action studies for protein small molecule degraders and PROTACs

  • Principal Scientist enzymology at KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Aug 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Analytical project manager in exploratory phase 1 clinical trial. Line management of R&D projects. Mentoring multi-disciplinary staff of scientists.

  • Research Associate at Inserm
    Mar 2012 - Jun 2017 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Hospital of Nice, Dermatology Department/ INSERM U1065, team 12. Principal Investigator: Thierry Passeron MD, PhD. Main duties/Achievements: 7 publications and 2 patents (in licensing) related to dermatology/melanoma research. Speaker in several national and international meetings. Preclinical validation of anti-pigmentation drugs in collaboration with a pharmaceutical company. Design of a novel set of anti-melanoma treatments. Contributed to ensuring grant funding to the laboratory.

  • Research Associate at University of Cincinnati and University of Kentucky School of Pharmacy
    Jul 2011 - Feb 2012 · 8 mos

    Nanomedicine Development Center. Director Peixuan Guo. Main duties/Achievements: Leading role in several multidisciplinary projects. Training of graduated students. My research work lead to 5 publications to date.