The founding directors of the Institute for Arctic & Antarctic Biodiscovery have over 50 years of combined experience in drug discovery and development, marine biodiscovery, and polar research.

 
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Prof. Bill Baker, Co-Director

  • Currently Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa

  • Previously Director of the USF Center for Drug Discovery & Innovation

  • Experienced polar researcher and diver, with 17 Antarctic field seasons including 6 research cruises and hundreds of dives

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Dr. Alex Crawford, Co-Director

  • Previously Principal Investigator of the Chemical Biology Group at the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)

  • Previously Project Manager of PharmaSea, a €10 million EU marine biodiscovery project

  • Serial bioentrepreneur