David Wilson
Senior Director
Global Head of Oncology Chemistry, IMED Biotech Unit
AstraZeneca
Philippines
Biography
David joined AstraZeneca in 2013 and is currently Head of Oncology Chemistry as well as Chair of the Global Chemistry Leadership Team and AstraZeneca’s Chief Chemist, representing chemistry on the IMED Biotech Unit Leadership Team. Heading up a team of over 100 research chemists across the UK and US, David has more than 19 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a medicinal chemist, working across multiple therapy areas including neurodegeneration, immuno-inflammation, infectious diseases and oncology. His many research interests include protein kinases, epigenetics, structure-based drug design, CNS-focused drug discovery and phenotypic screening.
Research Interest
Global Chemistry