Mark Schlegel, PhD

Principal Scientist, RNAi Discovery at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Mark joined Alnylam Pharmaceuticals in 2014 where he is currently a Principal Scientist in the RNAi Discovery group.  At Alnylam, Mark leads the high throughput RNA synthesis team, the siRNA lead discovery team, and several platform development efforts.  Prior to joining Alnylam, Mark held the position of Head of Automation at GlycoUniverse GmbH & CO KGaA.  Mark received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Moravian College, a PhD in Chemical Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces.