Cheminformatics Scientist at Serono since November 2001

* Activities:
Development of data analysis methods and computer programs for hit discovery and lead optimisation.
Conception and development of databases and database interfaces for in-silico activity / selectivity / toxicity prediction.

* Previous professional experience:

2000 - 2001: Post-doctoral position, Sanofi-Synthélabo Recherche Montpellier (France). Definition of new molecular descriptors for QSAR studies and diversity analysis.

1995 - 1999: PhD. thesis in Chemistry, University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis (France). Interpretation and clustering of infrared spectra of organic compounds using neural networks.