Dean G Brown

Dean Brown is Senior Vice President and Head of Discovery Sciences at Jnana Therapeutics. He was previously Director of Chemistry at AstraZeneca within the Hit Discovery Department, Discovery Science, R&D BioPharmaceuticals Unit. He obtained a B.S in chemistry at Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) and a Ph.D at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) in organic chemistry. He has over 23 years of industrial drug discovery experience. Dean has been responsible for building many new scientific programs in both neuroscience and infection, several which have resulted in successful transition to clinical trials. Dean is listed as an author or co-author on more than 60 publications and patent applications in medicinal chemistry and drug design, including granted patents on clinical candidates.