Dinara Gunasekera
Director, Medicinal Chemistry
- Role
- Director, Medicinal Chemistry at New Frontier Bio
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dinara Gunasekera
Enthusiastic medicinal chemist with a strong background in synthetic organic chemistry, resulting in clinical candidates, development compounds, granted patents, and peer-reviewed publications. Experienced in diverse target types across multiple therapeutic areas (immunology, inflammation, neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic diseases). Resourceful and tactical planner, articulate communicator, and respected team member who delivers projects on time, within budget, and advances organizational objectives. Established Sri Lanka’s first GLP accredited synthetic organic lab, molecular recognition lab, and API pilot plant. Active contributor/author of Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. Strong mentor of junior chemists.
Experience
Director, Medicinal Chemistry
Jun 2021 — Present · Beverly, MA, US
Education
Collage of Chemical Sciences
Bachelor's degree
1999 — 2002
Purdue University
PhD, Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Fuchs reasearch group)
2006 — 2012
Open University of Sri Lanka
BS, Biology
1999 — 2004
Ananda College, Sri Lanka
A/L (High School), Biology and Chemistry
1989 — 1998
University of Minnesota Duluth
MS, Synthetic Organic Chemistry
2004 — 2006
Aquinas College of Higher Studies
Diploma, Pharmacy management and practice
2015 — 2017
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