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Dion Zappe

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Medical Director, Clinical Development - Clinical Research at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
📍 Andover, New Jersey, United States

Dion Zappe is a Medical Director at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals with over 25 years of experience in clinical drug development. He leads the clinical research team for the KARDIA hypertension program and previously spent two decades at Novartis focusing on cardiometabolic diseases. He holds a Ph. D. from Penn State University.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Medical Director, Clinical Development - Clinical Research
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Andover, New Jersey, United States
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Hypertension Therapies
Leads the KARDIA hypertension program at Alnylam and has recently co-authored multiple studies on blood pressure control and the investigational therapeutic, zilebesiran.
Cardiometabolic Drug Development
Spent over 20 years at Novartis developing major compounds for cardiology, hypertension, and diabetes, including blockbuster drugs like Entresto® and Diovan®.
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Career

Work history

5-2022
Medical Director, Clinical Development - Clinical Research
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
4-2004 - 4-2008
Director, Cardiovascular Clinical Research
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
4-2002 - 5-2022
Medical Director
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002 - 2013
Clinical Director
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
1-2000 - 1-2002
· Senior Development Scientist
Cardiovascular/Dyslipidemia, AstraZeneca
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Education
1993 - 1995
Postdoctoral
University of Mississippi Medical Center
1989 - 1993
Ph.D.
Penn State University
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