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Name: Benjamin Eric Blass
Country: USA
City: Eagleville
State/Province: PA
ACS Member: Member
Local Section: L304,Philadelphia
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Technical Division Membership: D518,Medicinal Chemistry Division;D521,Organic Chemistry Division
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Career Stage: Professional
Research and Special Interests: Career Highlights: A) Kv1.5 blocker for atrial arrhythmia chemistry team leader: IND candidate KVI-020 and back-up equity compounds developed (Pfizer/Wyeth, Metabolic Disease, 2006-present) B) Transient receptor potential vanilliod 1 (TRPV1) antagonist project senior team member: (Pfizer/Wyeth, CNS, 2008-present) C) Lead Discovery Section Group Leader: 8-12 direct reports, multiple project leadership roles, high through-put synthesis (P&G Pharmaceuticals, Discovery Chemistry, 2001-2006) D) Organic Colloquium Committee Chairman, annual corporate recruiting and community outreach event (P&G Pharmaceuticals, Discovery Chemistry, 1999-2006) E) Corporate Chemistry Contact, chemistry representative for contract negotiation with Aldrich, VWR (P&G Pharmaceuticals, Discovery Chemistry, 1999-2006) F) Extensive publication track record:14 patents and patent applications, 33 publications, presentations and invited lectureships
Area of Expertise: Medicinal chemistry, hit to lead optimization, drug discovery, microwave chemistry, parallel synthesis, solid supported reagents, project team leadership.
Years of Expertise: 16-20
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