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LEADERSHIP

Peter T. Meinke, PhD Peter T. Meinke, PhD
Sanders Director
In 2018, TDI is thrilled to welcome Dr. Peter T. Meinke as the new Sanders Director. Dr. Meinke is an industry veteran with extensive experience across all stages of drug discovery, from target validation through early clinical development. During his long tenure at Merck, his leadership produced one drug – the NS5A inhibitor, elbasvir, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C – along with 13 development compounds that have advanced into the clinic in seven distinct therapeutic areas. In 2017, Dr. Meinke received the prestigious ACS Heroes of Chemistry Award in recognition of his contributions to the invention of elbasvir. He is co-author of over 90 peer-reviewed publications and co-inventor on more than 35 patents. Dr. Meinke also has significant international leadership experience: from 2008 to 2016, he worked and lived overseas in Shanghai, China, where he directed and mentored global drug discovery research teams while managing attendant business issues.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Current Members

Barry Coller, MDBarry Coller, MD
David Rockefeller Professor
The Rockefeller University

Nathaniel Heintz, PhDNathaniel Heintz, PhD
James and Marilyn Simons Professor,
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
The Rockefeller University

Barbara L. Hempstead, MDBarbara L. Hempstead, MD
Dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Weill Cornell Medicine

Robert A. Harrigton, MDRobert A Harrington, MD
Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine
Provost for Medical Affairs, Cornell University

Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.Richard P. Lifton, MD, PhD
President
The Rockefeller University

Carl Nathan, MDCarl Nathan, MD
Chairman of Microbiology and Immunology
Weill Cornell Medicine

David Scheinberg, MD, PhDDavid Scheinberg, MD, PhD
Chairman, Experimental Therapeutics Center
Deputy Director, Sloan Kettering Institute for Therapeutic Discovery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

David Scheinberg, MD, PhDDerek Tan, PhD
Chair, Chemical Biology Program
Sloan Kettering Institute
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Selwyn Vickers, MD, FACSSelwyn Vickers, MD, FACS
President and Chief Executive Officer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

 

Emeritus

Augustine M.K. Choi, MDAugustine M. K. Choi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

LaLaurie Glimcher, MDLaurie H. Glimcher, MD
President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhDMarc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD
Bing Presidential Professor & Lab Head
Stanford University

Craig B. Thompson, MDCraig B. Thompson, MD
Lab Head, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute

   Francis Lee, MD

Mortimer D. Sackler, MD, Professor of Molecular Biology in Psychiatry


Tri-I TDI Small Molecule Scientific Advisory Board

Mark Murcko, PhD
Founder & Board Member, Relay Therapeutics
Senior Lecturer, MIT

Mark Duggan, PhD
President, LifeSci Consulting, LLC
Vice President, Neuroscience, AstraZeneca

Joseph Vacca, PhD
President, Vacca Consulting, LLC

Takeda Members

Steven Hitchcock, PhD
Global Research Head
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Katherine Galvin, PhD
Sr. Director, Oncology Drug Discovery
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Paul Greenspan, PhD
Sr. Director, Discovery Chemistry
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

 

Tri-I TDI Antibody Scientific Advisory Board

Matthew Moyle, PhD
CSO, Anaptys Bio, Inc.

Tomas Muselin, PhD
Division Head Rheumatology
University of Washington

David Robinson, PhD 
Deputy Dir Vaccine Development
Gates Foundation

Takeda Members

Antara Banerjee, PhD
Department of Immunology
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Kallo Ray, PhD
VP, Head of Global Biologics
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Alan Copenhaver, PhD
Principal Scientist, Oncology
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

 


 

LEADERSHIP Peter T. Meinke, PhDSanders DirectorIn 2018, TDI is thrilled to welcome Dr. Peter T. Meinke as the new Sanders Director. Dr. Meinke is an industry veteran with extensive experience ac