Julie Alexandre

Julie Alexandre currently serves as Group Leader in the In vitro Pharmacology department at Evotec, where responsibilities include providing scientific leadership to a team of up to 11 scientists, managing drug discovery projects, and optimizing laboratory operations. Previously, Julie held multiple roles at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, rising to Principal Research Scientist in High Throughput Biology, where efforts centered on drug discovery for rare diseases and leadership of high-throughput screening initiatives. Julie's research history includes developing innovative assays and mentoring junior scientists, along with postdoctoral work at Université Pierre et Marie Curie focusing on nucleoside monophosphate kinases. Academic credentials include a PhD in Glycobiology from The University of Edinburgh, a Master's in Chemistry from the University of Hull, and a Diplom d'ingénieur in Chemistry from Ecole nationale supérieure de Chimie de Rennes.