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Jaclyn Henderson

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Advisor at RA Capital

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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Jaclyn: together at The University of Edinburgh
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About

Jaclyn Henderson is an Entrepreneur in Residence at RA Ventures and VP of Early Discovery at Neuro StealthCo, with over 14 years of experience in small molecule drug discovery. Her background is in medicinal chemistry, spanning neurodegeneration and psychotherapeutics work on targets including LRRK2, TTBK1, GBA, and various GPCR and SLC projects, and she has previously held roles at Biogen, Pfizer, and Jnana Therapeutics. She is a co-inventor of three clinical-stage assets, including Tavapadon, a D1 agonist in Phase 3 trials for Parkinson's disease.

Experience

  1. RAVen (RA Ventures)EIRcurrent2023 — present
  2. Neuro StealthCo. - Accelerating Unique and Transformative NeuroscienceVP Early Discovery2021 — 2023
  3. Jnana TherapeuticsDirector2018 — 2021Greater Boston
  4. BiogenScientist II2015 — 2018Cambridge, USA
  5. Pfizer PharmaceuticalsSenior Scientist2010 — 2015
  6. MITPostdoctoral Fellow2009 — 2010
  7. Vertex PharmaceuticalsPostdoctoral scientist2007 — 2008
  8. Organon PharmaceuticalsScientist2001 — 2004
  9. Roche PharmaceuticalsStudent2000 — 2001
  10. Roche PharmaceuticalsStudent2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Medicinal Chemistry13Drug Discovery12Organic Chemistry10Drug Design6Organic Synthesis7Drug Development1HPLC2Pharmaceutical Industry1Chromatography1NMR4LC-MS3Life Sciences2
+2 moreChemistryBiotechnology

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Colleagues at RA Capital

Abigail Schmitz
Senior Associate, Corporate Development at RA Capital
Adam Kaye
Senior Managing Director and Partner, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Adrian Bot
Venture Partner at RA Capital
Albert Kim
Advisor at RA Capital
Alex Miller
Senior Associate, Venture at RA Capital
Alex Zhang
Vice President, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Alison Tisdale
Advisor at RA Capital
Alyssa Larson
Investor at RA Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jaclyn Henderson?
Jaclyn Henderson is an Entrepreneur in Residence at RA Ventures and VP of Early Discovery at Neuro StealthCo, with over 14 years of experience in small molecule drug discovery. Her background is in medicinal chemistry, spanning neurodegeneration and psychotherapeutics work on targets including LRRK2, TTBK1, GBA, and various GPCR and SLC projects, and she has previously held roles at Biogen, Pfizer, and Jnana Therapeutics. She is a co-inventor of three clinical-stage assets, including Tavapadon, a D1 agonist in Phase 3 trials for Parkinson's disease.
Where does Jaclyn Henderson work?
Jaclyn Henderson is Advisor at RA Capital.
Where did Jaclyn Henderson go to school?
Jaclyn Henderson studied at The University of Edinburgh (PhD, Organic Chemistry); University of Aberdeen (BSc (Hons), Chemistry).

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