Eugene Y. Rui

Eugene Rui is the Vice President of Chemistry at BlossomHill Therapeutics. Prior to joining BlossomHill, Eugene was an Associate Research Fellow in Oncology Chemistry Design at Pfizer La Jolla. During his nearly 25 years tenure at Pfizer, Eugene had led numerous projects, designed, and synthesized drug molecules to address unmet needs in the fields of oncology, antiviral and ophthalmology and contributed as a key designer to the delivery of 4 compounds (PF-0477736, PF-06821497, PF-06873600, PF-06939999) into clinical development. In addition, Eugene was the recipient of Pfizer’s La Jolla Discovery Innovation Award in 2006 for the design and synthesis of PF-04348733 for CAI project. Eugene received his BS in chemistry and MS in organic chemistry, both from Peking University. After working at Chinese Academy of Sciences for 2 years, Eugene came to the U.S. where he earned his Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996. Eugene Rui is an inventor on 19 US patents and co-author on 28 publications. In his spare time, Eugene loves walking with his wife in their beautiful neighborhood and playing with their dog Muffin.