Nanna Ahlsten

Nanna Ahlsten is a highly experienced professional in computational drug design and medicinal chemistry, currently serving as a Senior Computational Drug Designer II at Recursion since November 2024. Prior to this role, Nanna held various positions at Exscientia from November 2020 to November 2024, including Senior Computational Drug Designer II, Senior Computational Drug Designer, and Computational Drug Designer. Nanna's background includes a role as a Research Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry at Eli Lilly and Company from May 2016 to July 2020. Academic achievements include a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at The University of Manchester from October 2014 to March 2016, working with Professor Igor Larrosa on synthetic methodology development, and a Postdoctoral Researcher position at Queen Mary University of London under the same professor from June 2013 to October 2014. Educational qualifications comprise a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Stockholm University and an MS in Chemistry from Lund University.