Alexander Karns

Alexander Karns is a Principal Research Scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, with a career progression that includes roles as Senior Research Scientist and Research Scientist since joining the company in May 2018. Prior experience includes serving as a PhD Graduate Student at UC Irvine from September 2013 to April 2018, a Visiting Research Fellow at Universiteit van Amsterdam for a brief period in 2016, and an Undergraduate Researcher at Boston College from January 2011 to May 2013. Alexander also gained valuable experience as an Intern of Chemistry at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in 2012. Academic achievements include a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from UC Irvine and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry from Boston College.