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David McKinney

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Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
📍 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

David McKinney leads medicinal chemistry and data science at the Broad Institutes Center for the Development of Therapeutics. He translates biological insights into new therapies, drawing on extensive experience in drug discovery, including high-throughput screening and lead optimization. He earned an MS from the University of Illinois and an MPH from Tufts University.

While at AstraZeneca, he coordinated an external chemistry team to deliver the first analog of the natural product Negamycin with improved whole-cell activity.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Therapeutic Development
His current role focuses on translating deep biological insights into novel therapeutics across a variety of disease areas.
Antibacterial Discovery
He spent a decade at AstraZeneca leading chemistry efforts on small-molecule antibacterial agents and validating novel antibacterial targets.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
1-2022 - 1-2024
Senior Group Leader, Res Scientist
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
10-2015 - 1-2022
Senior Research Scientist I
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
3-2013 - 5-2015
Senior Scientist, Infection Chemistry
AstraZeneca
11-2010 - 3-2013
Scientist, Medicinal Chemist
AstraZeneca
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Education
1-2022 - 5-2024
Master of Public Health - MPH
Tufts University School of Medicine
2000 - 2004
MS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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