Gerard M. McGeehan, Ph.D.

Gerard M. McGeehan, Ph.D.

Vice President, Discovery Biology

Dr. McGeehan was Executive Director of Lead Discovery at the DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company in Wilmington, Delaware before coming to Vitae Pharmaceuticals in 2002. He was also at Glaxo Inc. (RTP), for seven years, last serving as head of the Biochemistry Department. At Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, he was Director of Inflammation and established the Department of Lead Generation. Dr. McGeehan's research interests have included the pharmacology of proteolytic enzymes and receptors, new assay methods and exploration of problems at the biology/chemistry interface. Dr. McGeehan received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University and served as an NSF post-doctoral fellow at the ETH-Zurich.