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Kelly Mullen

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Summary

Determined and well-rounded individual with more than 20 years working as a Scientist within the Pharmaceutical industry. Sharp and focused professional offering skills in drug design and medicinal chemistry.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Scientist

AbbVie
07.2019 - Current
  • Key tasks - Route development, synthesis, data/SAR analysis and presentation, external CRO management (6 employees), molecular modelling, management of DDR intermediates, co-chair of Journal Club, member of the sitewide emergency response team.

Scientist II

AbbVie
01.2013 - 07.2019
  • Key tasks - Route development, synthesis, data analysis, co-chair of Journal Club, member of the sitewide emergency response team.

Scientist I/II

Abbott Laboratories
09.2005 - 01.2013
  • Key tasks - Synthesis, data analysis, molecular modelling and design, co-chair of Journal Club, member of the sitewide emergency response team.

Research Assistant II

Abbott Laboratories
06.2002 - 09.2005
  • Key tasks - Synthesis, data analysis, molecular modelling and target design.

Graduate Research Associate

University of New Brunswick
03.1999 - 09.2001

Lab Assistant

University of New Brunswick
09.1999 - 06.2001
  • Key tasks - Techniques were demonstrated and students were assisted during the undergraduate labs for general chemistry and organic chemistry.

Analytical Chemist

3M/Research and Productivity Council (RPC)
05.1996 - 03.1999
  • Key tasks - Quantification of volatile organic compounds from air and foliage samples to investigate the potential pheromones have as Integrated Pest Management Tools. Duties included extraction of field samples, sample preparation/standardization and GC analysis/maintenance.

Education

MSc. - Chemistry

University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB, Canada
09.2001

BSc.Eng. - Chemical Engineering

University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB, Canada
05.1996

Skills

  • Organic Synthesis - Chromatography - Medicinal Chemistry - Drug Discovery - Molecular Modelling - HPLC – LC/MS – Instrument maintenance
  • Wide range of organic synthesis, development and optimization of routes from mg to 100g scales
  • Purification (silica gel, prep-HLPC, reverse flash, recrystallizations)
  • Characterization (UPLC-MS, NMR, UV-Vis, FTIR)
  • Instrument maintenance including Parr hydrogenator, Biotage flash system, Lyophilizer, HPLC and LCMS
  • Experimental design
  • Drug discovery

Conferences

  • 226th National ACS meeting, New York, Sept 7-11, 2003
  • 236th National ACS meeting, Philadelphia, Aug 17-21, 2008
  • National Organic Symposium, Boulder, CO June 7-11, 2009
  • National Med Chem Symposium, MN May 20-23 2010
  • National Med Chem Symposium, AZ May 20-23 2012
  • 245th National ACS meeting, New Orleans, Apr 7-11, 2013
  • Heterocyclic and Synthetic Conference, FL Mar 2-5 2014
  • National Organic Symposium, Davis, CA Jun 23-27, 2017

Patents

  • 1. Breinlinger, Eric; Burchat, Andrew; Dietrich, Justin; Friedman, Michael; Ihle, David; Kinsman, David; Mullen, Kelly; Osuma, Augustine; Vasudevan, Anil; Wilson, Noel S. Indazoles as Modulators of TNF Signaling US 10273238 Issued Apr 30 2019.
  • 2. Argiriadi, Maria; Breinlinger, Eric; Dietrich, Justin D.; Friedman, Michael; Ihle, David; Morytko, Michael; Mullen, Kelly; Osuma, Augustine; Lo Schiavo, Gloria Y.; Wilson, Noel S. Indazoles as Modulators of TNF Signaling From PCT Int. Appl. (2016), WO 2016168633 A1 20161020. US 10160748 B2 Issued Dec 25, 2018.
  • 3. Breinlinger, Eric; Burchat, Andrew; Dietrich, Justin; Friedman, Michael; Ihle, David; Kinsman, David; Mullen, Kelly; Osuma, Augustine; Vasudevan, Anil; Wilson, Noel S. From PCT Int. Appl. (2016), WO 2016168638 A1 20161020 Indazoles as Modulators of TNF Signaling US 9879016 B2 Issued Jan 30, 2018.
  • 4. Burchat, Andrew, Cusack, Kevin P, Friedman, Michael M.; Gordon, Thomas D. Ihle, David C. Lo Schiavo, Gloria Y, Morytko, Michael J. Mullen, Kelly D. Wang, Lei. From PCT Int. Appl. (2014), WO 2014039757 A1 20140313 Heterocyclic Nuclear Hormone Receptor Modulators US 9193744 Issued Nov 24, 2015.
  • 5. Maria A. Argiriadi, Eric C. Breinlinger, David J. Calderwood, Anna M. Ericsson, Kristine E. Frank, Michael Friedman, Dawn M. George, Eric R. Goedken, Michael Z. Hoemann, Nathan S. Josephsohn, Biqin C. Li, Michael J. Morytko, Kelly D. Mullen, Gagandeep Somal, Neil Wishart, Jeffrey W. Voss, Lu Wang. Substituted Dihydropyrazolo[3,4-D]pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyridines and Methods of Use Thereof US 8785639 Issued July 22 2014.
  • 6. David J. Calderwood, Bruce Clapham, Philip Cox, Michael Z. Hoemann, Bin Li, Kelly D. Mullen, Gagandeep Somal, Anil Vasudevan, Clara I. Villamil, Noel S. Wilson. Furo[3,2-]pyrimidine Compounds US 8551981 Issued Oct 8 2013.
  • 7. David J. Calderwood, Dominique F. Bonafoux, Andrew Burchat, Ping Ding, Kristine E. Frank, Michael Z. Hoemann, Kelly D. Mullen, Heather M. Davis. Triazolopyridazines US 8180803 Issued May 29 2012.
  • 8. Anna M. Ericsson, Andrew Burchat, Kristine E. Frank, David J. Calderwood, Lily K. Abbott, Maria A. Argiriadi, David W. Borhani, Kevin P. Cusack, Richard W. Dixon, Thomas D. Gordon, Kelly D. Mullen, Robert V. Talanian, Xiaoyun Wu, Xiaolei Zhang, Lu Wang, Biqin Li, Claude E. Barberis, Neil Wishart. Indazole Compounds US 8008481 Issued Aug 30 2011.
  • 9. Patrick Betschmann, Andrew F. Burchat, David J. Calderwood, Michael L. Curtin, Steven K. Davidsen, Heather M. Davis, Robin R. Frey, Howard R. Heyman, Gavin C. Hirst, Peter Hrnciar, Michael R. Michaelides, Melanie A. Muckey, Kelly D. Mullen, Paul Rafferty, Carol K. Wada. THIENOPYRIDINE AND FUROPYRIDINE KINASE INHIBITORS US 7202363 Issued April 10 2007.

Presentations

  • 2009 SAC poster session, Worcester MA “Strategies to Optimize the Pharmacokinetic Profile of a Series of p38a Inhibitors”
  • 2012 National Med Chem Symposium, Tucson AZ “Triazolopyridazine p38 MAP Kinase Inhibitors”
  • 2018 Synthesis Summit, Lake County, IL “EP4 Agonists - Prodrug Approach to Gut Restriction”

Publications

  • George, Dawn M.; Huntley, Raymond J.; Cusack, Kevin; Duignan, David B.; Hoemann, Michael; Loud, Jacqueline; Mario, Regina; Melvin, Terry; Mullen, Kelly; Somal, Gagandeep; Wang, Lu; Edmunds, Jeremy J. Prodrugs for colon-restricted delivery: design, synthesis, and in vivo evaluation of colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibitors. PLoS One. 2018, 13, 1-40.
  • Harris, Christopher M.; Ericsson, Anna M.; Argiriadi, Maria A.; Barberis, Claude; Borhani, David W.; Burchat, Andrew; Calderwood, David J.; Cunha, George A.; Dixon, Richard W.; Frank, Kristine E.; Johnson, Eric F.; Kamens, Joanne; Kwak, Silvia; Li, Biqin; Mullen, Kelly D.; Perron, Denise C.; Wang, Lu; Wishart, Neil W.; Xiaoyun; Zhang, Xiaolei; Zmetra, Tami R.; Talanian, Robert V. 2,4-Diaminopyrimidine MK2 inhibitors. Part II: Structure-based inhibitor optimization. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2010, 20, 334-337.
  • Harris, Christopher M.; Ericsson, Anna M.; Argiriadi, Maria A.; Barberis, Claude; Borhani, David W.; Burchat, Andrew; Calderwood, David J.; Cunha, George A.; Dixon, Richard W.; Frank, Kristine E.; Johnson, Eric F.; Kamens, Joanne; Kwak, Silvia; Li, Biqin; Mullen, Kelly D.; Perron, Denise C.; Wang, Lu; Wishart, Neil W.; Xiaoyun; Zhang, Xiaolei; Zmetra, Tami R.; Talanian, Robert V. 2,4-Diaminopyrimidine MK2 inhibitors. Part I: Observation of an unexpected inhibitor binding mode. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2010, 20, 330-333.
  • Abbott, Lily; Betchmann, Patrick; Burchat, Andrew; Calderwood, David J.; Davis, Heather; Hmciar, Peter; Hirst, Gavin C.; Li, Biqin; Morytko, Michael; Mullen, Kelly; Yang, Bryant. Discovery of thienopyrimidines as Src-family selective Lck inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2007, 17, 1167-1171.

Courses

  • ACS Short Course: “Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action” Richard B. Silverman, Boston 2002
  • ACS Short Course: “Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Modern Methods and Strategy” Paul Helquist, New York 2003
  • ACS Short Course: “Introduction to Drug Metabolism: Role and Practice in Drug Discovery and Development” Donglu Zhang & Mingshe Zhu, Boston 2006
  • Multi component chemistry course, Abbott Park March 2007
  • Drew School of Medicinal Chemistry, June 2008
  • Situational Leadership II, Worcester, MA, Sept 2010
  • Internal Med Chem Training sessions, Worcester MA, Jan 2024

Timeline

Senior Scientist

AbbVie
07.2019 - Current

Scientist II

AbbVie
01.2013 - 07.2019

Scientist I/II

Abbott Laboratories
09.2005 - 01.2013

Research Assistant II

Abbott Laboratories
06.2002 - 09.2005

Lab Assistant

University of New Brunswick
09.1999 - 06.2001

Graduate Research Associate

University of New Brunswick
03.1999 - 09.2001

Analytical Chemist

3M/Research and Productivity Council (RPC)
05.1996 - 03.1999

BSc.Eng. - Chemical Engineering

University of New Brunswick

MSc. - Chemistry

University of New Brunswick
Kelly Mullen