James Wellnitz

Advisor - Applied Research, Frontier AI

James Wellnitz is an experienced professional in the field of computational drug discovery and applied research. Currently serving as an Advisor for Applied Research at Eli Lilly and Company since September 2025, James previously held consulting roles at Orogen Therapeutics and as a Graduate Research Assistant at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where research concentrated on DNA encoded library analysis and machine learning workflows. James has also interned at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Animol Discovery, Inc., contributing to the development of innovative ML/AI tools for drug development. Academic achievements include a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology and Data Science from Purdue University.

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