Elena Serra

Elena Serra is a Supervisor in Discovery Chemistry at Evotec, with a professional background that includes a role as a Principal Scientist. Prior to joining Evotec in November 2021, Elena Serra worked as a Senior Scientist at Aptuit Verona, specializing in Drug Discovery and Design, and Medicinal Chemistry since February 2012. Academic achievements include completing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) under the supervision of Prof. Stefano Manfredini at the University of Ferrara from 2016 to 2020, as well as obtaining a Laurea in Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche from Università degli Studi di Ferrara in 2011. Relevant research involved developing new inhibitors for heat shock protein 90 with potential anticancer activity during a thesis project at Università degli Studi di Ferrara from May 2010 to July 2011.