Denis Gillingham

Dennis Gillingham is Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Basel where his lab studies DNA encoded library development, mechanisms of chemical DNA damage and repair, and the chemical biology of targeted protein degradation. His research has identified a fundamentally new way that metals can inflict DNA damage.

By initiating an innovation outreach program in the Department of Chemistry, Dennis has fostered a close connection of the University to the biotech and entrepreneurship sectors of the Basel region. He also serves as an external panel member for Innosuisse, the translational research arm of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Dennis holds a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from Boston College.