A day in the life of a Principal Scientist

Michael Woolley is a Principal Scientist in the Drug Product Development department at Novartis, Austria. In this role, he is part of a team that develops the manufacturing process for protein-based therapeutics (predominantly, antibody therapies). Michael did both his PhD (University of Warwick, UK) and postdoctoral research (University of Birmingham, UK) on the structure and function of the CGRP (Calcitonin gene-related peptide) receptor, a family B GPCR (G protein-coupled receptor). This research focused on understanding the ligand binding and activation mechanisms of this receptor.