Melissa Avery is a Senior Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry at Pfizer. They previously worked as a Summer Scholar at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, where they gained experience in photoredox catalysis and high throughput screening automation. Before that, they served as a Research Assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson University, conducting research on novel synthetic methodologies. Melissa holds a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, both from Fairleigh Dickinson University.