James O.

James O. is a highly experienced medicinal chemist currently serving as Vice President and Head of Chemistry at Insmed Incorporated. Prior roles include Senior Director at Adrestia Therapeutics and Director of Medicinal Chemistry at both Amphista Therapeutics Limited and GW Pharmaceuticals. With a solid background, James held positions as Associate Director at Astex Pharmaceuticals, Team Leader at Charles River Laboratories, and Senior Scientist at BioFocus. Earlier in the career, roles included Medicinal Chemist at ICR and Scientist at Oxford University, where significant research contributions included rhodium-catalyzed reactions. James O. earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham.