WHAT IS YOUR ROLE WITHIN VESPER?  

AS SENIOR PROJECT LEADER AT VESPER, MY PRIMARY FOCUS IS DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA (FTD) PROGRAM. I OVERSEE PLANNING, COORDINATION AND EXECUTION, ENSURING ALIGNMENT WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS WHILE MANAGING TIMELINES, RECOURSES, AND MAINTAINING STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS.   

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO VESPER?  

I WAS DRAWN TO VESPER BECAUSE OF ITS STRONG SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION IN CNS DISEASES AND ITS MISSION TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE THERAPIES FOR DEVASTATING NEURODEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS WITH NO CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS. VESPER’S FIRST-IN-CLASS SMALL MOLECULE PIPELINE AND FOCUS ON CRITICAL UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS RESONATED DEEPLY WITH ME. 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ASPECT OF WORKING AT VESPER?  

I ENJOY BEING PART OF A COLLABORATIVE TEAM WHERE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE COME TOGETHER TO DRIVE INNOVATION AND IMPACT. THE TEAM SPIRIT AND MISSION-DRIVEN CULTURE CREATE AN INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT WHERE NEW IDEAS THRIVE. 

VESPER’S DYNAMIC WORK ENVIRONMENT KEEPS EVERY DAY EXCITING, OFFERING NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN. KNOWING THAT OUR WORK CONTRIBUTES TO DEVELOPING TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS MAKES IT EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL. 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMAL? AND WHY?  

ONE OF THE COOLEST ANIMALS I KNOW OF IS THE AXOLOTL. IT IS A SMALL PECULIAR LOOKING SALAMANDER THAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS ABILITY TO REGENERATE LIMBS AND EVEN PART OF ITS EYE AND BRAIN WITHOUT LEAVING SCAR TISSUE. ISN’T THAT JUST AMAZING?  

WHAT IS A FAVOURITE QUOTE?  

“KNOWLEDGE ISN’T FREE. YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION” (RICHARD P. FEYNMAN)