Corinne Augelli-Szafran

Corinne Augelli-Szafran has extensive experience in the field of scientific research and drug discovery. Corinne has held various leadership roles at Southern Research, including Vice President of Scientific Platforms, Senior Director of the Chemistry Department in the Drug Discovery Division, and Director of the Chemistry Department. In these positions, they oversaw the identification of new therapies and medicines in areas such as virology, infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes, and neuroscience.

Prior to their work at Southern Research, Augelli-Szafran served as a Grant Reviewer for the National Institutes of Health, specializing in translational grant applications for neurological disorders and stroke.

Corinne has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at the Chemistry Department of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and Northeastern University's Bouve College of Health Sciences and Center for Drug Discovery.

Augelli-Szafran has held the position of Director at the Laboratory for Experimental Alzheimer Drugs (LEAD) at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital. In this role, they established and led a drug discovery laboratory focused on finding new therapeutics to treat Alzheimer's disease. Corinne was responsible for overseeing medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, biochemistry, chemical databases, data storage, and intellectual property.

Additionally, Augelli-Szafran has served as an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and has been involved in mentoring and participating in various faculty programs and committees at Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the American Federation of Aging.

Corinne has also worked as a Consultant for Prous Science, Thomas Reuters Healthcare & Science.

Overall, Corinne Augelli-Szafran's work experience showcases their expertise in scientific research, drug discovery, leadership, and academia.

Corinne Augelli-Szafran completed their education with a Ph.D. and M.S. in Organic Chemistry from New York University. Prior to that, they obtained a B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. No further information is provided about their education at the University of Pennsylvania.