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Nicki Thompson, Ph.D.

Director, Scientific Opportunities

Nicki Thompson joined the ceedd in 2010 as Director, Scientific Opportunities. Prior to joining the ceedd, Dr. Thompson was Head of Discovery at Syntaxin (a U.K. based Biotech company), responsible for delivery of novel biopharmaceuticals in the areas of neurological, inflammatory and endocrine diseases through to Development. Dr. Thompson joined Syntaxin from GSK, where she worked in a variety of drug discovery roles with increasing responsibility from target identification through to candidate selection over a 20 year period. At GSK, Dr. Thompson was based in the Respiratory CEDD, where as head of the Allergic Mechanisms group, she lead a number of drug discovery programs and external alliances, focussing on allergic and inflammatory processes. Dr. Thompson obtained a BSc in Applied Biology and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology (Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University of London) and has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications and patent applications.

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