Percival Yang-Ting Chen

Percival Yang-Ting Chen, Ph.D., is a highly skilled scientist currently serving as Scientist II at Morphic Therapeutic since April 2021, where leadership in hit-finding campaigns for innovative SMi and management of CROs for diverse screenings and validations are key responsibilities. Prior to this role, Percival was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California San Diego from July 2019 to April 2021, establishing a crystallography facility and mentoring graduate students in various biochemical disciplines. Percival's academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where contributions involved solving and depositing numerous enzyme structures and devising biophysical assays. Additionally, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry was earned at National Taiwan University, where initial research entailed integrating computational methods for studying light-harvesting kinetics.