Susanne Swalley

Susanne is Senior Director of Condensate Mapping and Target Deconvolution at Dewpoint. Trained as a chemist, Sue’s current research focuses on applying chemical biology techniques to understanding biomolecular condensates and the small molecules that modulate their function. Prior to Dewpoint, she led a chemical biology laboratory at Biogen as Principal Scientist, developing and applying methodologies for target deconvolution of small molecule hits from phenotypic screens. Her earlier roles included positions of Senior Investigator at the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research where she identified and validated targets using biophysical approaches and Research Scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals where she contributed to the evaluation and screening of new targets.

Sue graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College with bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and music, and she obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology with Dr. Peter Dervan. Her postdoctoral training was at Harvard University in the laboratories of Dr. Don Wiley and Dr. Stephen Harrison.