Biology Education

Dr. Christian, is an experienced scientist interested in drug discovery biology. He received his ScB in Neuroscience and the prestigious James T. Mcllwain Award for Excellence in Neuroscience at Brown University. He later received his Master's and PhD degrees in Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology from Brown University. Donald has a record of accomplishments in mentoring, teaching, and coaching younger scientists during his tenure as lead scientist for high-content imaging, at Casma Therapeutics. Over the years, he has designed new course content for various courses at Brown and served as a guest lecturer in courses like Physiological Pharmacology, Molecular Pharmacology, Development of Vaccines to Infectious Diseases, and Assays in Drug Discovery. He is currently the lead lecturer of the Pharmacokinetics (PK) course, which he has revamped to include how industry considerations in drug discovery influence the PK property of a drug. Dr. Christian teaches BIOL 2135 Pharmacokinetics and Drug Design.