Phillip S.

Phillip S. currently serves as the Director of Biophysics at Septerna, a position held since November 2022, with a strong focus on biophysics, biochemistry, and kinetics. Prior experience includes roles as a Principal Scientist at Frontier Medicines, Associate Principal Scientist at Merck, and Senior Scientist at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where significant contributions included the development of a fragment screening platform and external collaborations on biophysical screening for GPCRs. Earlier, Phillip S. was a Staff Scientist at Takeda and held postdoctoral fellowships at Pfizer and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where innovations in enzyme kinetics and inhibition were achieved. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BS/BA in Biochemistry/Chemistry from Virginia Tech.