Ellen Watts

Ellen Watts is a skilled medicinal chemist currently serving as Principal Medicinal Chemist at Avacta since August 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Scientist at BenevolentAI from April 2021 to July 2023, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Medicines Discovery Institute from August 2019 to March 2021, and PhD Student at The Institute of Cancer Research from October 2015 to July 2019. Earlier in their career, Ellen held the position of Industrial Placement Student at Eisai from September 2013 to August 2014. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Chemistry from The Institute of Cancer Research, U. of London (2015-2019), and a Master's Degree in Chemistry from the University of Bristol (2011-2015), alongside A Levels in Chemistry, Biology, Maths, and Music from Brockenhurst College (2009-2011).