Christopher Glinkerman

Christopher Glinkerman is a Principal Scientist at Zafrens, specializing in the synthesis of diverse, target-specific one-bead-one-compound (OBOC) DNA-encoded libraries for cell-based screening technologies. Previous roles include Senior Scientist at 1859 Inc. and Remote Visiting Scientist at the Whitehead Institute, where Christopher contributed to organic reaction methodologies and advanced collaborations in chemistry and plant biology. As a Postdoctoral Associate at the Weng Lab, Christopher developed synthetic routes for analogues related to sporopollenin and crystallized key enzymes in microbial pathways. A former Graduate Student at The Scripps Research Institute, Christopher synthesized novel compounds and served as a Laboratory Manager, overseeing operations in the Boger Lab. Christopher earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Scripps Research and a B.S. in Chemistry from Penn State University.