Christina di Marco

About Christina di Marco

Research scientist with chemical biology, medicinal chemistry and process chemistry background in the pharmaceutical industry. Expertise in: wet chemistry techniques, process chemistry, LC/MS, HPLC, NMR, IR, KF, TLC, prep-TLC, chromatography (reverse and normal phase, ISCO, Gilson and Varian), Parr hydrogenations, glove box, cell culture techniques, biological assay development, cellular transductions (including CAR-T cell generation), flow cytometry, resins/scavengers, Chemdraw, Reaxys, Scifinder, Spotfire, ISIS Draw/Base, expense and purchasing applications using SAP interfaces, patent preparation, electronic notebook, pipeline pilot, SAR analysis, direct-to-biology, reactive fragements, and library synthesis and screenings. Exposure to: transporters, Crystal 16, lyophilized formulations, stability studies, CMC, regulatory affairs (IND/NDA preparations), molecular modeling, DMPK, statistical modeling, formulations, gel electrophoresis, polymers, and R, HTML and Python programming. Co-inventor of fifteen published US patents (additional pending), author of two first author publications (thirty-eight total publications), and recipient of the American Chemical Society Technical Achievement in Organic Chemistry Award. Experienced within neuroscience/CNS, oncology and infectious disease programs:* Alzheimer\'s Disease * Pain * Schizophrenia * Insomnia * HIV Integrase * Oncology * Antivirals

Experience

1. Investigator, Chemical Biology

   GSK

   Mar 2019 — Present · Collegeville, PA

Education

• University of Virginia

  Master's Degree, Chemistry

  1998 — 1999

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor's Degree, Chemistry and Physics

  1994 — 1998

• Northeastern University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry

  2018 — 2023