David Fry

Dr. Fry joined NJ Bio as Distinguished Research Leader in early 2019. David has expertise in NMR analysis of proteins, peptides, and small molecules; structure elucidation and confirmation by NMR; protein analysis; ligand-binding studies by NMR; and 2D and 3D multinuclear NMR experiments. Prior to joining NJ Bio, he served for three years as Vice-President of Protein Chemistry at The Chemistry Research Solution LLC. David has 27 years of drug discovery experience as Head of Structural Chemistry at Hoffmann-La Roche and is a globally recognized expert in the use of NMR to discover small molecule drugs for protein-protein interaction (PPI) targets. David’s research highlights include pioneering work on Interleukin-2 inhibitors, the Ras-binding domain of c-Raf, design of a PYY peptidomimetic (clinical candidate), and an essential role in the discovery of the Nutlin series of MDM2-p53 inhibitors. He has directed numerous initiatives including fragment-based lead discovery and the building of PPI-targeted screening libraries. David has co-authored over 50 publications.