David Parkes

Dr. David Parkes has more than 28 years of experience in scientific discovery and drug development in the fields of diabetes, obesity, NAFLD/NASH and cardiovascular disease. He has held senior level roles in both Discovery Research and Medical Affairs at Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc., following his extensive training in globally-recognized medical research institutes. David most recently served as Senior Director of Discovery Research at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, where he led the preclinical development of exenatide, culminating in the approval and global commercialization of two “standard of care” drugs (Byetta and Bydureon) for the treatment of diabetes. He played a pivotal role in global scientific education for exenatide, pramlintide and metreleptin, three first in class drugs for the treatment of metabolic diseases. David has played a lead scientific role on alliance teams with partners including Eli Lilly, Takeda and Psychogenics, and is currently a senior scientific consultant for companies including Astra Zeneca, Profil, Novartis, Spitfire and Renova. David received his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and has published over 90 scientific articles in high-impact journals.